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Table 2 Effect of C. olitorius on haematological parameters of albino rats

From: Study of arsenic accumulation in rice and evaluation of protective effects of Chorchorus olitorius leaves against arsenic contaminated rice induced toxicities in Wistar albino rats

Groups

Hb

gm/dl

WBC

/cmm

RBC

x 106/cmm

Platelets

x 103/cmm

Group-I

(Control)

13.8 ± 0.12

6300 ± 122.50

5.16 ± 0.10

180 ± 3.20

Group-II

(As cont. rice)

*

13.3 ± 0.20

*

4860 ± 97.98

*

4.68 ± 0.16

NS

170 ± 5.50

Group-III

(Leaf)

NS

13.82 ± 0.10

NS

6360 ± 435.43

NS

5.14 ± 0.10

NS

176 ± 2.45

Group-IV

(As cont. rice + Leaf)

**

13.76 ± 0.11

**

6200 ± 339.12

**

5.02 ± 0.10

NS

174 ± 4.00

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± S.E.M. NS denotes non-significant; *denotes significantly different from control at p < 0.05; **denotes significantly different from the arsenic-treated group at p < 0.05