Table 2. Summary of hematological data in female rats inhaling diethylbenzene for 90 days (n = 10)

Parameters Groups
Control Low (40 ppm) Middle (80 ppm) High (160 ppm)
WBC (× 103/μL) 2.74 ± 0.9464 2.643 ± 0.4128 3.086 ± 0.8166 3.1 ± 0.651
RBC (× 106/μL) 7.482 ± 0.3503 7.522 ± 0.2402 7.749 ± 0.4451 7.568 ± 0.2164
HGB (g/dL) 13.48 ± 0.503 13.51 ± 0.476 13.95 ± 0.624 13.59 ± 0.506
HCT (%) 40.07 ± 1.606 39.84 ± 0.999 41.64 ± 1.788 40.4 ± 1.642
MCV (fL) 53.57 ± 1.277 53 ± 1.031 53.78 ± 1.694 53.38 ± 0.95
MCH (pg) 18.00 ± 0.492 17.97 ± 0.56 18.02 ± 0.600 17.96 ± 0.309
MCHC (g/dL) 33.64 ± 0.369 33.89 ± 0.611 33.51 ± 0.412 33.63 ± 0.35
PLT (× 103/μL) 935.2 ± 99.77 1,037.2 ± 99.15 1,003.7 ± 218.25 986.6 ± 60.91
NEU% (%) 20.33 ± 5.572 18.74 ± 5.05 20.68 ± 8.960 16.14 ± 4.222
LYM% (%) 73.66 ± 6.715 75.02 ± 5.939 73.04 ± 9.171 78 ± 5.057
MON% (%) 2.79 ± 0.867 3.00 ± 0.745 2.98 ± 0.716 2.73 ± 1.456
EOS% (%) 2.03 ± 0.533 2.07 ± 0.512 1.95 ± 0.762 1.69 ± 0.925
BAS% (%) 0.15 ± 0.085 0.14 ± 0.073 0.12 ± 0.042 0.12 ± 0.083
NEUA (× 103/μL) 0.554 ± 0.237 0.482 ± 0.1049 0.598 ± 0.1938 0.487 ± 0.1082
LYMA (× 103/μL) 2.019 ± 0.7307 1.999 ± 0.4023 2.289 ± 0.8014 2.431 ± 0.6243
MONA (× 103/μL) 0.079 ± 0.0407 0.079 ± 0.0226 0.094 ± 0.0443 0.086 ± 0.0456
EOSA (× 103/μL) 0.055 ± 0.0212 0.052 ± 0.012 0.061 ± 0.0288 0.05 ± 0.025
BASA (× 103/μL) 0.003 ± 0.0048 0.003 ± 0.005 0.001 ± 0.0032 0.004 ± 0.0053
RET% (%) 2.193 ± 0.428 2.252 ± 0.3009 2.147 ± 0.5907 2.17 ± 0.4717
RETA (× 109/μL) 163.65 ± 30.315 169.24 ± 22.426 165.41 ± 42.104 164.41 ± 37.168
APTT (sec) 16.9 ± 1.781 18.1 ± 0.814 17.94 ± 1.861 18.78 ± 0.931
PT (sec) 10.8 ± 0.59 11 ± 0.48 11.4 ± 1.1 11.4 ± 0.61
Data are expressed mean ± S.D.
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; APTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; PT, prothrombin time.