Parameters |
Control |
Ginger |
Atrazine |
Ginger and atrazine |
RBC (106 mm−3) |
6.1 ± 0.04 |
8.2 ± 0.1 a |
5.7 ± 0.1 |
6.5 ± 0.1b |
Hemoglobin (g/dl) |
11.8 ± 0.04 |
14.5 ± 0.4 a |
11.8 ± 0.2 |
13.2 ± 0.4b |
Hematocrit (%) |
37.4 ± 0.1 |
47.6 ± 0.2 a |
30.9 ± 0.3 a |
38.8 ± 1.2 b |
MCH (pg) |
19.4 ± 0.1 |
17.7 ± 0.2 |
16.3 ± 0.3 a |
21.2 ± 0.4 b |
MCV (fl) |
61.3 ± 0.3 |
60.4 ± 0.2 |
49.2 ± 0.3 a |
52.5 ± 0.3 |
MCHC (g/dl) |
32.1 ± 0.4 |
29.8 ± 0.3 |
38.8 ± 0.5 |
41.7 ± 0.7 |
WBC (103 mm−3) |
3.8 ± 0.1 |
6.5 ± 0.1 a |
4.4 ± 0.1 |
3.9 ± 0.4 |
Lymphocytes (%) |
55.3 ± 0.2 |
79.2 ± 0.3 a |
83.1 ± 1.6 a |
81.9 ± 0.9 |
Monocytes (%) |
4.5 ± 0.3 |
6.4 ± 0.1 |
8.3 ± 0.1 a |
7.4 ± 0.2 |
Granulocytes (%) |
6.2 ± 0.3 |
13.7 ± 0.2 a |
8.3 ± 1.4 |
9.3 ± 0.2 |
Thrombocytes (103 mm−3) |
493.0 ± 1.8 |
688.7 ± 0.9 a |
389.5 ± 7.8 |
452.0 ± 3.9 |
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| Values expressed are mean ± SE (n = 5-6). Haematological parameters were
determined using Sysemex KX21N haematology analyzer. Each sample was run in
duplicate. Animals were killed 14 days after exposure to: control (isotonic solution),
ginger (120 mg/kg), atrazine (78.25 mg/kg), and ginger (120 mg/kg) plus atrazine
(78.25 mg/kg). aSignificantly different from control group P < 0.05. bSignificantly
different from atrazine group P < 0.05. |
| Table 1: Haematological parameters and blood indices value of male mice after 2
weeks of atrazine treatment alone or in combination with ginger. |
