Papaya Biology, Cultivation, Production and Uses

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TABLE 16.4Haematological and Biochemical Parameters in the Groups after Giving Leaf ExtractParameter

Day 1

Day 7

Day 14

Day 21

CG

a

TG

b

CG

a

TG

b

CG

a

TG

b

CG

a

TG

b

Platelet count (

×^10

5 /μ

L)

3.67

± 0.16

3.36

± 0.16

4.52

± 0.15

9.00

± 0.35

5.21

± 0.13

10.86

± 0.38

5.53

± 0.12

11.33

± 0.35

RBC (

×^10

6 /μ

L)

6.23

± 0.17

5.87

± 0.19

5.95

± 0.18

6.63

± 0.32

6.61

± 0.28

7.95

± 0.59

6.00

± 0.31

7.97

± 0.61

WBC (

×^10

3 /μ

L)

7.45

± 0.23

7.61

± 0.13

7.16

± 0.21

7.62

± 0.32

7.34

± 0.15

7.71

± 0.61

7.52

± 0.11

8.01

± 0.42

SGOT (U/L)

88.67

± 7.60

118.67

± 25.91

96.17

± 40.00

110.17

± 23.00

90.00

± 16.47

90.00

± 13.40

SGPT (U/L)

28.50

± 2.70

24.17

± 3.70

17.83

± 4.90

27.67

± 9.97

47.50

± 7.40

42.83

± 3.32

Serum creatinine (mg/dL)

0.12

± 0.12

0.12

± 0.02

0.03

± 0.04

0.1

± 0.62E-18

0.1

± 6.2E-18

0.10

± 0.12

PCV (%)

41.8

± 0.48

40.83

± 1.85

43.7

± 2.72

40.83

± 1.19

41.00

± 4.32

44.83

± 1.79

Source:

Adapted from Dharmarathna, S. L. C. A. et al., 2013,

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicines,

3(9):720–24.

CG

a: Control group; TG

b: Test group