Research Article
Unexpected Lack of Deleterious Effects of Uranium on Physiological Systems following a Chronic Oral Intake in Adult Rat
Table 4
Blood cell counts and differential in rats ingesting uranium through drinking water during 9 months.
| | Cell lineage (109 per L of blood) | Noncontaminated | Uranium (mg/L) | | 0.2 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 120 |
| | White blood cells | 4.43 ± 1.58 | 6.19 ± 1.01 | 5.83 ± 2.72 | 5.40 ± 1.83 | 5.31 ± 1.64 | 6.20 ± 4.11 | | Lymphocytes | 3.22 ± 1.23 | 3.20 ± 1.39 | 7.45 ± 1.33 | 5.85 ± 1.11 | 4.06 ± 1.33 | 3.70 ± 1.83 | | Granulocytes | 1.07 ± 0.54 | 1.67 ± 0.35 | 1.52 ± 0.70 | 1.32 ± 0.28 | 1.15 ± 0.41 | 2.35 ± 2.43 | | Monocytes | 0.08 ± 0.03 | 0.13 ± 0.03 | 0.12 ± 0.06 | 0.10 ± 0.03 | 0.10 ± 0.03 | 0.15 ± 0.13 | | Platelets | 472 ± 484 | 603 ± 847 | 229 ± 351 | 177 ± 395 | 455 ± 496 | 165 ± 405 |
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Mean SD, = 9-10 per group. There are no significant differences between groups (one-way ANOVA with significant).
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