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Table 5 Effect contaminated diet with lead acetate on hemoglobin (g/dL), erythrocytes (RBCs count), total leukocyte count (103/μL), and differential percentage of rats

From: Evaluated the lead levels at boiling water in clay pots and impact of the lead contaminated diet on nutritional, biochemical status of male rats

Parameters

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

RBCs (mil/μL)

Total leukocyte WBCs (103/μL)

Lymphocyte (%)

Neutrophils (%)

Monocytes (%)

Reticulocytes (%)

Groups G1

12.88 ± 0.08

4.27 ± 0.02

7018.6 ± 642.00

56.00 ± 1.1

32.00 ± 1.3

3.00 ± 0.20

7.00 ± 1.1

Group 2 L1Pb

12.23** ± 0.09

4.07 ± 0.02**

6941.9* ± 506.7

53.70** ± 1.8

32.07 ± 1.0

3.00 ± 0.58

5.02** ± 0.58

Group 3 L2Pb

11.24** ± 0.16

3.74** ± 0.05

5942.0* ± 505.2

55.00** ± 0.70

32.00 ± 1.3

2.00** ± 0.30

5.03** ± 0.68

p value

p < 0.05

p < 0.01

p < 0.05

p < 0.01

No sign.

p < 0.05

p < 0.01

  1. All data represented as mean ± SD
  2. L1Pb = 466.5 mg/kg wt while L2Pb = 933 mg/kg wt
  3. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01