| Parameters | 
        Control | 
        200 µg/ml | 
        400 µg/ml | 
        800 µg/ml | 
       
      
        | RBC (×106µl) | 
        6.08 ± 0.67 | 
        6.08 ± 0.26 | 
        6.82 ± 0.25 | 
        5.91 ± 0.49 | 
       
      
        | Hb (dl) | 
        10.78 ± 1.09 | 
        10.76 ± 0.69 | 
        11.96 ± 0.51 | 
        10.62 ± 0.98 | 
       
      
        | Ht (%) | 
        31.78 ± 3.27 | 
        32.14 ± 1.85 | 
        35.44 ± 1.53 | 
        30.74 ± 2.62 | 
       
      
        | MCV (fl) | 
        52.58 ± 0.89 | 
        52.80 ± 0.94 | 
        51.96 ± 0.46 | 
        51.98 ± 0.62 | 
       
      
        | MCH (pg) | 
        17.82 ± 0.43 | 
        17.64 ± 0.40 | 
        17.50 ± 0.21 | 
        17.90 ± 0.43 | 
       
      
        | MCHC (g/dl) | 
        33.94 ± 0.50 | 
        33.48 ± 0.36 | 
        33.70 ± 0.18 | 
        34.44 ± 0.23 | 
       
      
        | Plt. (×103µl) | 
        6.37 ± 1.26 | 
        6.86 ± 0.56 | 
        8.24 ± 0.55 | 
        7.07 ± 0.64 | 
       
      
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        Differential    leukocyte count | 
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        | Mielocytes | 
        0.0 ± 0.0 | 
        0.0 ± 0.0 | 
        0.0 ± 0.0 | 
        0.0 ± 0.0 | 
       
      
        | Metamielocytes | 
        0.0 ± 0.0 | 
        0.0 ± 0.0 | 
        0.0 ± 0.0 | 
        0.0 ± 0.0 | 
       
      
        | Bastonetes | 
        0.0 ± 0.0 | 
        0.0 ± 0.0 | 
        0.0 ± 0.0 | 
        0.0 ± 0.0 | 
       
      
        | Segmented | 
        13.00 ± 0.5 | 
        13.20 ± 0.80 | 
        12.6 ± 0.40 | 
        12.80 ± 0.37 | 
       
      
        | Eosinophils | 
        0.0 ± 0.0 | 
        0.0 ± 0.0 | 
        0.20 ± 0.20 | 
        0.20 ± 0.20 | 
       
      
        | Basophils | 
        0.0 ± 0.0 | 
        0.0 ± 0.0 | 
        0.0 ± 0.0 | 
        0.0 ± 0.0 | 
       
      
        | Lymphocytes | 
        86.60 ± 1.03 | 
        86.60 ± 0.51 | 
        86.40 ± 0.68 | 
        86.60 ± 1.03 | 
       
      
        | Monocytes | 
        0.40 ± 0.25 | 
        0.20 ± 0.20 | 
        0.40 ± 0.25 | 
        0.40 ± 0.25 | 
       
     
     
    RBC red blood cells; Hb hemoglobin; Ht hematocrit; MCV mean corpuscular
    volume; MCH mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC mean corpuscular 
    hemoglobin concentration; Plt; platelet. 
    N=5 animals per group. The values are mean ± standard error of mean. |