Ganoderma lucidum and Auricularia polytricha Mushrooms Protect against Carbofuran-Induced Toxicity in Rats

Figure 2

Effect of carbofuran on the erythrocyte indices and the mitigating effect of the GL and AP mushroom extracts. The data are expressed as the means ± SD of seven animals per group. Mean values with asterisks () denote level of significant differences () compared to the normal control group (one-way ANOVA/Dunnett). The units for the vertical axis () are expressed as follows: RBC (10⁶/μL), HGB (g/dL), HCT (%), MCV (fL), MCH (pg), MCHC (g/dL), RDW_SD (fL), and RDW_CV (%). Red blood cells (RBC), hemoglobin (HGB), hematocrit (HCT), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), red cell distribution width-standard deviation (RDW_SD), and red cell distribution width-coefficient of variation (RDW_CV).