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Table 3 Haematological data in Wistar rats from the Groups 1 to 4 (see text for details)

From: Effects of astaxanthin supplementation on chemically induced tumorigenesis in Wistar rats

Group number

Erythrocytes cells/mm3

Leukocytes cells/mm3

Lymphocytes%

Monocytes%

Neutrophils%

Eosinophils%

Basophils%

Average value

1

8.102.000±1.323.924

10.724±6.912

48.8 ± 8.37

7.1 ± 2.37*A

40.1 ± 4.66

4 ± 2.81

0.3 ± 0.6

 

2

8.814.285±1.593.402

13.864±3.986

57.5 ± 10

5 ± 2

31.2 ± 12

5.8 ± 3

0.3 ± 1

 

3

8.615.000±631.691

9.450±1.610

61 ± 7

3.5 ± 2

26.2 ± 9

8.3 ± 2

0

 

4

9.340.000±2.323.575

18.350±4.729

59.8 ± 12.12

4.7 ± 1.93

28.8 ± 13.02

6.3 ± 5.15

0.1 ± 0.25

  1. Differences are not significant except for monocytes (Group 1 vs. Group 3).
  2. A: statistic assessment of the Group 1 with the Group 3 (P < 0.05).