Research Article
Cocoa Pod Husk Pectin Intended as a Pharmaceutical Excipient Has No Adverse Effects on Haematological Parameters in Sprague Dawley Rats
Table 5
The influence of CPH pectin administration on white blood cell indices for female rats.
| White blood cell indices | Day | Control | Low dose 0.714 mg/kg | Medium dose 7.14 mg/kg | High dose 71.4 mg/kg |
| WBC (x103 ul) | 30 | 12.47±1.00 | 13.13±1.98 | 15.20±1.40 | 13.73±1.16 | 60 | 14.98±1.05 | 15.55±2.10 | 16.72±1.21 | 14.40±1.20 | 90 | 13.80±1.45 | 13.85±0.55 | 15.17±1.52 | 12.77±0.97 |
| LYM (%) | 30 | 70.57±3.22 | 67.32±2.63 | 70.50±4.21 | 71.58±2.10 | 60 | 68.23±3.17 | 70.07±2.96 | 65.85±6.92 | 74.78±3.29 | 90 | 69.20±3.22 | 70.37±3.93 | 66.00±2.84 | 67.17±2.16 |
| NEUT (%) | 30 | 20.42±1.17 | 20.47±1.97 | 21.30 ±2.19 | 21.78±1.90 | 60 | 20.62±2.53 | 23.27±2.95 | 21.93±2.97 | 18.72± 1.45 | 90 | 22.27±2.58 | 24.45±3.50 | 22.33±1.68 | 22.48±2.12 |
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