Table 3. Summary of hematological data in female mice inhaling 1,2-dichlorobenzene for 90 days

Parameters Groups (ppm)
Control T1 (30) T2 (60) T3 (120)
N 10 10 10 10
WBC (× 103/μL) 2.837 ± 1.3475 2.105 ± 0.3558 2.177 ± 1.0874 2.140 ± 0.8163
RBC (× 106/μL) 9.517 ± 0.3773 9.390 ± 0.2698 9.382 ± 0.4270 9.287 ± 0.1579
HGB (g/dL) 14.08 ± 0.573 13.81 ± 0.335 13.71 ± 0.570 13.81 ± 0.183
HCT (%) 46.10 ± 1.672 45.70 ± 1.205 45.25 ± 1.909 45.49 ± 1.080
MCV (fL) 48.45 ± 0.698 48.68 ± 0.609 48.27 ± 0.540 48.98 ± 0.833
MCH (pg) 14.81 ± 0.238 14.73 ± 0.195 14.62 ± 0.249 14.86 ± 0.113
MCHC (g/dL) 30.56 ± 0.363 30.24 ± 0.386 30.34 ± 0.440 30.37 ± 0.433
PLT (× 103/μL) 997.0 ± 100.82 1,015.8 ± 62.54 1,034.6 ± 70.34 1,093.4 ± 39.21
NEU% (%) 19.50 ± 3.292 25.52 ± 5.433 26.26 ± 5.617* 26.48 ± 7.171*
LYM% (%) 74.69 ± 3.265 68.71 ± 5.733* 67.22 ± 4.699** 67.57 ± 6.497*
MON% (%) 1.53 ± 0.611 1.87 ± 0.796 1.86 ± 0.568 1.47 ± 0.474
EOS% (%) 3.54 ± 2.049 3.20 ± 1.665 3.98 ± 1.767 3.88 ± 1.648
BAS% (%) 0.19 ± 0.120 0.18 ± 0.092 0.20 ± 0.194 0.22 ± 0.109
NEUA (× 103/μL) 0.546 ± 0.2581 0.523 ± 0.0519 0.578 ± 0.3265 0.554 ± 0.2187
LYMA (× 103/μL) 2.141 ± 1.0728 1.460 ± 0.3464 1.463 ± 0.7226 1.454 ± 0.6142
MONA (× 103/μL) 0.044 ± 0.0255 0.039 ± 0.0129 0.043 ± 0.0320 0.032 ± 0.0211
EOSA (× 103/μL) 0.089 ± 0.0526 0.066 ± 0.0317 0.079 ± 0.0331 0.081 ± 0.0437
BASA (× 103/μL) 0.005 ± 0.0053 0.003 ± 0.0048 0.002 ± 0.0042 0.003 ± 0.0050
RET% (%) 2.719 ± 0.4397 2.112 ± 0.4531** 2.245 ± 0.3738* 1.961 ± 0.3264**
RETA (× 109/μL) 258.49 ± 41.231 198.94 ± 44.295** 211.02 ± 38.54* 182.30 ± 31.022**
Data are expressed mean ± S.D.
Dunnett’s LSD test significant at the 0.05 level.
Dunnett’s LSD test significant at the 0.01 level.
N, number of animals examined; WBC, white blood cell count; RBC, red blood cell count; HGB, hemoglobin; HCT, hematocrit; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; PLT, platelet; NEU%, neutrophil relative; LYM%, lymphocyte relative; MON%, monocyte relative; EOS%, eosinophil relative; BAS%, basophil relative; NEUA, neutrophil absolute; LYMA, lymphocyte absolute; MONA, monocyte absolute; EOSA, eosinophil absolute; BASA, basophil absolute; RET%, reticulocyte relative; RETA, reticulocyte absolute.