Research Article

Evaluation of 1-Propanol Toxicity in B6C3F1 Mice via Repeated Inhalation over 28 and 90 Days

Table 2

Hematological data from B6C3F1 mice exposed to inhaled 1-propanol over 90 days.

ParametersControl (0 ppm)T1 (500 ppm)T2 (1600 ppm)T3 (5200 ppm)

Male
WBC (×103/μL)3.505 ± 1.4413.392 ± 1.3963.334 ± 0.8143.164 ± 1.268
RBC (×106/μL)9.827 ± 0.3619.643 ± 0.1949.421 ± 0.3199.676 ± 0.273
HCT (%)47.83 ± 1.47446.89 ± 1.17646.37 ± 1.71446.89 ± 1.103
MCHC (g/dL)30.97 ± 0.54631.09 ± 0.46831.01 ± 0.54531.30 ± 0.457
RET (×103/μL)242.2 ± 53.06259.1 ± 20.23253.0 ± 21.17261.7 ± 24.73
PLT (×103/μL)1106.9 ± 114.71101.7 ± 51.31090.2 ± 134.11103.8 ± 42.8
HGB (g/dL)14.82 ± 0.58714.56 ± 0.31314.38 ± 0.40514.67 ± 0.337
MCH (pg)15.07 ± 0.21615.12 ± 0.17215.27 ± 0.21615.14 ± 0.196
MCV (fL)48.67 ± 0.68348.60 ± 0.48549.23 ± 0.76048.46 ± 0.781
NEU (%)14.28 ± 4.75012.59 ± 3.88314.26 ± 3.55319.03 ± 9.011
LYM (%)79.29 ± 5.53982.21 ± 4.40580.17 ± 4.12074.10 ± 8.628
MON (%)2.03 ± 0.5211.77 ± 0.6691.67 ± 0.4001.69 ± 0.378
EOS (%)2.98 ± 0.8902.49 ± 0.6852.64 ± 1.3293.90 ± 0.667
BAS (%)0.24 ± 0.0970.24 ± 0.1240.44 ± 0.6930.27 ± 0.170

Female
WBC (×103/μL)1.838 ± 0.8422.163 ± 0.7992.310 ± 1.0712.519 ± 0.126
RBC (×106/μL)9.684 ± 0.3039.688 ± 0.3719.719 ± 0.4368.774 ± 3.007
HCT (%)47.85 ± 1.42847.37 ± 1.49147.63 ± 1.94743.19 ± 14.79
MCHC (g/dL)31.16 ± 0.53031.65 ± 0.47431.65 ± 0.25129.23 ± 6.143
RET (×103/μL)239.4 ± 48.84240.9 ± 47.94224.8 ± 27.56199.3 ± 88.41
PLT (×103/μL)1011.3 ± 53.81033.4 ± 38.3960.2 ± 30.4905.2 ± 614.2
HGB (g/dL)14.88 ± 0.39914.99 ± 0.47215.08 ± 0.64113.42 ± 4.855
MCH (pg)15.39 ± 0.36715.48 ± 0.19315.51 ± 0.13714.38 ± 3.031
MCV (fL)49.42 ± 0.59048.91 ± 0.78549.03 ± 0.50149.21 ± 0.685
NEU (%)24.50 ± 7.46124.35 ± 9.21224.61 ± 5.92221.70 ± 6.996
LYM (%)68.98 ± 7.81568.73 ± 7.73269.17 ± 5.26269.92 ± 6.515
MON (%)2.03 ± 0.5211.77 ± 0.6691.67 ± 0.4001.69 ± 0.378
EOS (%)3.28 ± 1.1644.19 ± 2.9062.92 ± 1.5704.66 ± 1.821
BAS (%)0.57 ± 0.4300.22 ± 0.1480.41 ± 0.3210.39 ± 0.232

Values are expressed as mean ± SD. Significant difference from controls at . WBC, white blood cell count; RBC, red blood cell count; HCT, hematocrit; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; RET, reticulocyte; PLT, platelet; HGB, hemoglobin; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; NEU, neutrophil, LYM, lymphocyte; MON, monocyte; EOS, eosinophil; BAS, basophil.