Effect of Antimicrobial Peptide, Nisin, on the Reproductive Functions of Rats

Table 4

Effect of oral exposure of Nisin (50 mg/kg/day) on hematological profiles in male rats. Each value is the mean ± S.D. of five observations. No significant difference was observed between the control and treated groups.

Parameter	Control	Treated
RBC (×10^6/mm^3)	4212 ± 192	4298 ± 236
Hematocrit (%)	36.88 ± 3.14	35.64 ± 2.11
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	11.99 ± 1.34	12.07 ± 0.91
WBC (×10^3/mm^3)	5008 ± 491	5063 ± 388
Neutrophils (%)	23.94 ± 1.00	24.01 ± 1.68
Monocytes (%)	2.63 ± 0.98	2.71 ± 0.34
Lmphocytes (%)	4.86 ± 0.27	4.77 ± 0.30
Eosinophils (%)	2.31 ± 0.37	2.68 ± 0.30