Research Article

Erythrocytic, Enzymatic, and Histological Markers of Oxidative Stress in Subacute and Chronic Stage Infections in Wistar Rats (Rattus norvegicus) Infected with Trypanosoma brucei brucei

Table 1

of hematological indices of experimental Wistar rats infected with T. brucei brucei under subacute and chronic stages.

5th day Prst
SAC ()
Control 5th day Prst
CSAC ()
11th day Prst
CR ()
Control 11th day Prst
CCR ()
value

PCV (%)abadbdff<0.001
Hgb (g/dL)abadbdff<0.001
MCHC (g/dL)0.747
MCV (fl)bdbdff<0.001
MCH (pg)bdbdff<0.001
RBC (106/μL)bdbdff<0.001

Means with similar superscript along the column show significant different when < 0.05. Keys: Prst: parasitemia; SAC: subacute stage; CSAC: control subacute stage; CR: chronic stage; CCR: control chronic stage; PCV: pack cell volume; Hgb: hemoglobin; : number of rats; MCV: mean corpuscular volume; MCH: mean corpuscular hemoglobin; RBC: red blood cell; MCHC: mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration.