Effect of Methanolic Leaf Extract of Ocimum basilicum L. on Benzene-Induced Hematotoxicity in Mice

Table 5

Variation of differential blood parameters among BE (benzene-exposed) mice and treated with PE (plant extract) group. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM.

Group	Differential leukocyte count			Differential of RBC				Platelet count
	Neutrophil (%)	Monocyte (%)	Lymphocyte (%)	Hct (%)	MCV (𝜇m^3)	MCH (pg)	MCHC (g/dL)	(× 10^9/L)
Control	22.03 ± 1.98	1.92 ± 0.06	68.34 ± 5.12	38.09 ± 2.11	52.78 ± 3.46	16.22 ± 0.12	26.44 ± 0.35	750 ± 38.21
BE	21.68 ± 1.32	1.88 ± 0.05	48.49 ± 3.51	10.23 ± 0.96	47.55 ± 2.98	14.11 ± 0.14	24.33 ± 0.38	798 ± 40.08
Treated with PE	21.92 ± 1.41	1.90 ± 0.06	62.12 ± 4.98*	24.35 ± 1.67*	48.34 ± 2.76	14.56 ± 0.13	24.49 ± 0.36	776 ± 39.97

*Significant increase (P < 0.05) in parameters.