Table 6 Effect of treatment with CP, L-GF^equina or CP + L-GF^equina on blood parameters in female rats (Mean ± SE).

Red blood cell count (10⁶/µl)

6.4 ± 0.1^a

5.6 ± 0.4^b

6.7 ± 0.2^a

6.9 ± 0.2^a

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

13.8 ± 0.3^b

12.1 ± 0.5^b

15.3 ± 0.6^a

15.1 ± 0.5^a

Hematocrit (%)

38.8 ± 0.9^b

36.4 ± 1.9^b

46.3 ± 1.4^a

46.3 ± 1.4^a

MCV (fL)

60.8 ± 0.8^b

64.4 ± 1.5^a

65.1 ± 0.4^a

65.1 ± 0.4^a

Mean Corpuscular hemoglobin

21.9 ± 0.3

21.7 ± 0.5

22.6 ± 0.1

22.6 ± 0.1

MCHC (pg)

34.9 ± 1.5

34.2 ± 0.8

36.3 ± 0.4

35.1 ± 0.3

Procalcitonin (µg/L)

0.3 ± 0.03^c

0.9 ± 0.01^a

0.2 ± 0.03^c

0.5 ± 0.04^b

White blood cell count (10³/µl)

4.9 ± 0. 4^a

3.7 ± 0.3^b

5.9 ± 0.4^a

5.5 ± 0.1^a

Lymphocyte percentage (%)

74.8 ± 0.9^a

68.1 ± 1.8^b

76.4 ± 2.0^a

75.5 ± 1.6^a

Lymphocyte number(10³/µl)

3.5 ± 0.6^a

2.7 ± 0.4^b

3.7^a ± 0.1^a

3.6 ± 0.3^a

Granulocyte number (10³/µl)

0.5 ± 0.1^a

0.2 ± 0.1^b

0.5 ± 0.1^a

0.4 ± 0.03^a

Granulocyte percentage (%)

12.9 ± 0.6^a

9.6 ± 1.1^b

12.4 ± 0.7^a

13.2 ± 0.4^a

Platelet large cell ratio (%)

7.0 ± 0.2^a

10.6 ± 0.4^b

6.7 ± 0.4^a

7.1 ± 0.4^a

Platelet count (fL)

456.5 ± 42.9^b

159.4 ± 8.2^c

340.4 ± 19.3^c

611.6 ± 46.1^a