Research Article

The Haematological Effects of Oleanolic Acid in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats: Effects on Selected Markers

Table 1

Haematological parameters in nondiabetic (ND), diabetic control (DC), and diabetic rats treated with OA, insulin, and metformin measured over a period of 5 weeks. Values are presented as .

Treatment
Parameters measuredNDDCOAINSMET

RBC (×10 cells/μL [3])ααα
Hb (g/dL)ααα
Hct (%)ααα
MCHC (g/dL)αμ#
MCV (fL)α
MCH (pg)
RDW (fL)

by comparison with nondiabetic control. α by comparison with diabetic control. μ by comparison with the OA-treated group.