Protective Role of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid against Lead Acetate-Induced Toxicity in Liver and Kidney of Female Rats

Table 5

Changes in hematological parameters of female rats treated after lead exposure and Omega-3 treatment.

Parameters	Experimental groups
	(Group 1); −ve control	(Group 2); Omega-3; (125 mg/kg b.w.) + lead acetate	(Group 3); Omega-3; (260 mg/kg b.w.) + lead acetate	(Group 4); +ve control
Hb (g/dL)	14.74 ± 0.070^a	13.70 ± 0.155^a	14.31 ± 0.107^a	9.67 ± 0.153^b
PCV (%)	41.14 ± 0.388^a	40.25 ± 0.503^a	42.84 ± 0.618^a	31.86 ± 0.346^b
RBCs (×10^12 L^−1)	5.67 ± 0.133^a	4.97 ± 0.174^a	5.96 ± 0.162^a	3.74 ± 0.056^b
WBCs (×10^9 L^−1)	3.97 ± 0.196^a	4.98 ± 0.084^ab	3.90 ± 0.076^a	5.96 ± 0.130^b
PLT (×10^12 L^−1)	255.14 ± 8.250^a	217.57 ± 3.518^a	268.29 ± 9.551^a	116.57 ± 8.352^b

Values are expressed as means ± SE; 𝑛=7 for each treatment group. a, b indicate the significant results statistically, while ab may be significant or not significant; 𝑃<0.05.