Comparison of the Nutritional Status of Swiss Albino Mice Fed on Either a Purified or Cereal-Based Diet for 15 weeks

Table 3

White blood indices of mice fed on CBD or AIN-93M diet for 15 weeks.

Parameter	CBD		AIN-93M
Gender (n = 5)	Male	Female	Male	Female	values
White blood cell count ∗ 10^9/L	2.05 ± 0.2^a	2.55 ± 0.5^a	2.38 ± 0.4^a	3.15 ± 0.4	(F3,12 = 5.9; )
Lymphocyte count ∗ 10^9/L	1.53 ± 0.2^a	1.79 ± 0.2^a	1.82 ± 0.4^a	2.51 ± 0.4	(F3,12 = 10.6; )
Neutrophil count ∗ 10^9/L	0.39 ± 0.12	0.47 ± 0.09	0.43 ± 0.15	0.48 ± 0.09	(F3,12 = 0.9; )
Mixed count ∗ 10^9/L (monocytes, basophils, eosinophils)	0.13 ± 0.05	0.15 ± 0.04	0.13 ± 0.03	0.16 ± 0.02	(F3,12 = 0.87; )

^aValues differ significantly from AIN-93M females ; typical WBC count in mice is 2–10 × 10⁹ per litre [23].