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Table 2 Haematological parameters of mice

From: Verification of the folkloric and anecdotal antidiabetic effects of Hypoxis hemerocallidea (Fisch., C.A. Mey. & Avé-Lall) and isolated, β-sitosterol using early-stage type II spontaneous diabetic mutant BKS-Leprdb mice

Full blood count Parameters

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Reference range (Ref**)

Haemoglobin (g/L)

134,9 ± 10.38

136,125 ± 5,10

131,60 ± 5,10

134,91 ± 8,57

135–163

Red Cell Count (x10Ʌ12/L)

9,46 ± 0,78

9,19 ± 0,44

9,33 ± 0,44

9,41 ± 0,56

9.82–10.65

Haematocrit (L/L)

0,44 ± 0,04

0,44 ± 0,02

0,42 ± 0,02

0,44 ± 0,03

0,40-0,46

Mean corpuscular volume (fL)

46,67 ± 0,50

46,2 ± 1,04

45,16 ± 1,04

46,29 ± 0,51

43,7-45,6

Mean corpuscular haemoglobin (pg)

14,25 ± 0,14

14,425 ± 0,17

14,10 ± 0,17

14,35 ± 0,18

14,8–16.0

Mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (g/dL)

30,56 ± 0,54

31,19 ± 0,73

31,21 ± 0,73

31,00 ± 0,40

33,3-34,9

Red cell distribution width (%)

13,03 ± 0,70

12,2 ± 0,33

12,86 ± 0,33

12,24 ± 0,35

11.5–14.5

White cell count (x10Ʌ9/L)

8207 ± 1,78

8,25 ± 1,30

6,50 ± 1,30

7,89 ± 1,07

7,80-15,61

Segmented neutrophil (x10Ʌ9/L)

1706 ± 0,71

1,99 ± 0,67

1,39 ± 0,67

1,64 ± 0,65

1,50-4,02

Band neutrophil (x10Ʌ9/L)

0,00 ± 0,00

0,00 ± 0,00

0,00 ± 0,00

0,05 ± 0,08

0–1

Lymphocyte (x10Ʌ9/L)

5,36 ± 1,77

5,57 ± 0,90

4,26 ± 0,90

5,48 ± 1,37

6,63-12,46

Monocyte (x10Ʌ9/L)

0,51 ± 0,27

0,475 ± 0,16

0,32 ± 0,16

0,32 ± 0,13

0–0,45

Eosinophil (x10Ʌ9/L)

0,58 ± 0,22

0,215 ± 0,17

0,52 ± 0,17

0,40 ± 0,27

0–0,45

Basophil (x10Ʌ9/L)

0,06 ± 0,10

0 ± 0,04

0,01 ± 0,04

0,01 ± 0,02

0–0,09

Platelet count

1067,8 ± HSD

993,125 ± HSD

1195,90 ± HSD

957,55 ± HSD

862–1611

  1. HSD = Very high standard deviation difference > 100; Ref** Serfilippi et al. [27]