Research Article

Effects of Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract on the Hormones, Serum Biochemicals, and Hematological Parameters in Dogs with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Table 2

Comparison between the RBC parameters in each group. All results are expressed as the mean ± standard error. There was no significant difference between the groups. N = 5.

RBC (×106/μL)HGB (g/dL)HCT (%)MCV (fL)MCH (pg)MCHC (g/dL)RDW (%)

Control6.33 ± 0.3513.30 ± 0.3737.50 ± 0.4661.92 ± 1.1321.08 ± 0.2634.04 ± 0.2812.08 ± 0.24
EELR106.29 ± 0.4813.08 ± 0.3737.84 ± 1.4761.94 ± 2.4121.08 ± 0.1434.10 ± 0.7712.06 ± 0.2
EELR206.32 ± 0.3612.93 ± 0.4637.75 ± 1.1161.70 ± 1.4921.40 ± 0.1734.05 ± 0.3912.13 ± 0.35
BPH6.48 ± 0.1913.40 ± 0.3838.82 ± 1.163.76 ± 1.1621.62 ± 0.2434.34 ± 0.2512.18 ± 0.29
BPH + EELR106.47 ± 0.1913.50 ± 0.2738.58 ± 2.1062.20 ± 2.0121.75 ± 0.634.33 ± 0.4512.20 ± 0.40
BPH + EELR206.14 ± 0.3812.92 ± 0.4937.66 ± 0.9662.62 ± 1.5921.08 ± 0.2433.78 ± 0.6012.08 ± 0.26

RBC, red blood cell; HGB, hemoglobin; HCT, hematocrit; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; RDW, red cell distribution width.