Cocoa Pod Husk Pectin Intended as a Pharmaceutical Excipient Has No Adverse Effects on Haematological Parameters in Sprague Dawley Rats

Table 4

The influence of CPH pectin administration on white blood cell indices for male rats.

White blood cell indices	Day	Control	Low dose; 0.714 mg/kg	Medium dose; 7.14 mg/kg	High dose; 71.4 mg/kg
WBC (x10^3 ul)	30	14.38±0.56	13.43±0.78	13.03±0.49	13.80±0.59
	60	14.47±1.48	12.60±1.09	13.68±0.80	12.50±1.18
	90	10.63±0.65	10.65±0.67	10.28±0.56	11.13±0.69
LYM (%)	30	76.57±4.80	78.03±3.39	79.28±1.65	75.13±1.38
	60	78.12±2.12	75.20±2.19	78.58±4.23	74.72±7.42
	90	71.95±2.54	67.13±0.63	68.98±4.19	68.60±3.81
NEUT (%)	30	17.33±1.90	17.07±1.05	17.50±1.40	17.52±2.08
	60	15.77±1.58	16.65±1.45	16.45±1.91	14.13±2.88
	90	21.42±2.20	20.00±0.76	19.96±2.80	20.40±2.46