Haematinic and Hepatoprotective Properties of Telfairia occidentalis Fruit Mesocarp on Phenylhydrazine-Induced Anaemia in Experimental Rats

Table 6

Haematological indices and liver enzymes for the various rat groups at day 8.

Rat groups	RBC (10^6/L)	WBC (10^9/L)	Hb (g/dL)	PCV (%)	MCV (fL)	MCH (pg)	MCHC (g/dL)	AST (μ/L)	ALT (μ/L)	ALP (μ/L)
G1	3.20 ± 0.20	4.60 ± 0.10	13.90 ± 0.10	41.00 ± 1.00	75.60 ± 2.00	31.90 ± 1.10	34.70 ± 0.40	49.35 ± 1.15^#a	29.95 ± 2.05^#	121.50 ± 1.50^#
G2	3.00 ± 0.10	4.90 ± 0.70	13.10 ± 0.50	38.80 ± 0.80	74.05 ± 1.65	30.10 ± 0.30	31.15 ± 1.15	91.65 ± 4.65^a	57.50 ± 2.10^a	176.00 ± 7.00^a
G3	3.35 ± 0.25	4.50 ± 0.20	14.20 ± 0.90	41.50 ± 0.50	75.85 ± 2.45	31.40 ± 3.20	34.35 ± 2.55	48.40 ± 3.60^#	28.40 ± 2.70^#	121.50 ± 3.50^#
G4	2.48 ± 0.98	3.55 ± 0.75	6.55 ± 2.35^#a	18.00 ± 6.00^#a	74.00 ± 3.20	21.85 ± 1.75^#a	32.80 ± 3.00	146.00 ± 8.00^#^a	70.00 ± 5.00^a	206.50 ± 1.50^#a
G5	2.70 ± 0.20	4.65 ± 0.75	10.50^#a ± 0.70	37.50 ± 0.50	77.25 ± 0.85	30.05 ± 0.85	38.20 ± 0.20	124.00 ± 4.00^#a	55.00 ± 5.00^a	120.00 ± 1.00^#

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM. Significantly different from G1 at . ^#Significantly different from G2 at . ^aSignificantly different from G3 at .