Research Article
Evaluation of Antidiabetic Activity and Associated Toxicity of Artemisia afra Aqueous Extract in Wistar Rats
Table 7
Effect of aqueous extract of
Artemisia afra on some haematological parameters of diabetic rats
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| | Control | Diabetic | Diabetic + Artemisia afra (mg/kg body weight) | | 50 | 100 | 200 |
| White blood cells (109/L) | | | | | | Red blood cells (1012/L) | | | | | | Haemoglobin (g/dL) | | | | | | Packed cell volume (L/L) | | | | | | Mean corpuscular volume (fL) | | | | | | Mean corpuscular haemoglobin (pg) | | | | | | Mean corp. haemoglobin conc. (g/dL) | | | | | | Platelets (109/L) | | | | | | Neutrophils (%) | | | | | | Lymphocytes (%) | | | | | | Eosinophils (%) | | | | | |
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Values carrying different superscripts from the control for each parameter are significantly different .
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