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Table 1 Haematological analysis

From: Curcumin prophylaxis mitigates the incidence of hypobaric hypoxia-induced altered ion channels expression and impaired tight junction proteins integrity in rat brain

Parameters

Normoxia

Hypoxia

Normoxia + curcumin

Hypoxia + curcumin

WBC (million/mm3)

7.1 ± 1.8

14.6 ± 2.1*

8.3 ± 1.2

7.2 ± 1.9#

Lymphocyte (%)

87 ± 3.4

99.7 ± 3.1*

88.7 ± 3.2

87.1 ± 1.7#

Monocyte (%)

3.9 ± 0.5

8.9 ± 1.1*

3.5 ± 0.8

3.9 ± 1.8#

Granulocyte (%)

3.39 ± 0.6

12 ± 2.1*

3 ± 0.4

4.1 ± 1.7#

RBC (million/mm3)

7.5 ± 1.4

15.8 ± 1.2*

7.9 ± 0.5

7.98 ± 2.2#

MCV (%)

66.6 ± 3.5

76.9 ± 3.5*

64 ± 2.9

65.8 ± 2.9#

Hb (g/dl)

13.2 ± 1.9

16.8 ± 1.9*

13 ± 1.2

14.4 ± 2.5#

  1. Lymphocytes, monocytes and granulocytes expressed in %
  2. WBC white blood cells (million/mm3), RBC red blood cells (million/mm3), MCV mean cell volume (% volume), Hb Haemoglobin (g/dl)
  3. *p < 0.01 compared to normoxia; # p < 0.001 compared to hypoxia