As inorganic and complex compounds cobalt is used as nutritional supplement, preservative, in drinks, cosmetics, as therapeutic agent for treating different diseases. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of Co-EDTA on the hematological parameters of immature mice. Pregnant mice in late gestation were subjected to Co-EDTA treatment at daily doses of 75 mg/kg and the exposure...

BACKGROUND The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of opium addiction and cigarette smoking on the complete blood count (CBC). METHODS Eighty-six male subjects, including 31 opium-addicted cigarette smokers (OACS), 19 opium-addicted non-cigarette smokers (OANCS), 17 non-opium-addicted cigarette smokers (NOACS), and 19 non-opium-addicted non-cigarette smokers (NOANCS) parti...

Aim: In this study, sub-acute toxicity of deltamethrin on hematological and biochemical blood parameters of male albino Swiss mice was evaluated. Materials and Methods: Generally, the maximum permissible residue level (MRL) of deltamethrin for food products lies between 0.01 to 0.5 mg/kg body weight. So the mice were exposed orally with two doses of pesticide i.e. 0.1 and 0.5 mg/kg body weight....

The aim of our study was to evaluate the effects of chitosan as immune stimulator on some hematological parameters and stress resistance in rainbow trout. Nine hundred rainbow trout (with initial body weight of 25 ± 0.1 g) were obtained from a local farm and acclimated to the laboratory conditions for one week. After that fish were randomly divided into four groups in three replicates. Each gro...

Petroleum products are used for various reasons by human beings at homes, in manufacturing and petrochemical industries. The individuals most frequently exposed are those working in enterprises concerned with petrol and diesel, like petrol pumps. Chronic exposure to these compounds causes CNS depression and affects the kidney, liver, blood and systems. Hence, the present study was undertaken to...

Pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) is one of the most common causes of both maternal and neonatal morbidity. The hypertensive disorders account for thrombocytopenia in pregnancy and the risk of anemia may also increase with the severity of hypertensive disorders. Hyperuricemia in hypertensive pregnancy is an important finding because it identifies women at increased risk of adverse fetal outc...

Rittu Surjit Chandel*, Gangadhar Chatterjee, Leela G Abichandani Department of Biochemistry, Grant Govt. Medical College & Sir JJ Group of Hospitals. Mumbai. Maharashtra. Background: Thyroid hormones play an important physiological role to maintain balance of metabolism of entire human body. Erythrocyte abnormalities are frequently associated with thyroid disorder. Subclinical hypothyroidism, o...

After the introduction of the automated cell coulters, the incidence of detecting macrocytosis have increased and has varied from 1.7 to 3.6% in several reported series. 1-4 Detectable macrocytosis may not be present in peripheral smear in about 33% of cases with MCV >100fl. 1 Mild increase in MCV (MCV of 100 – 110fl) is particularly common and most often remains unexplained though it cannot be...

BACKGROUND The present study deals with the effect of helminthic infection as Nematode parasite like Aspiculuris tetraptera on the haematological parameters of infected and vaccinated mice. METHODS Totally 15 mice were used. Five mice were used for positive control, 5 mice used for negative control and 5 mice used for experiment. The hematological parameters were studied viz. RBC, Hb, and ser...

It has already been demonstrated that insulin resistance (IR) is associated with the stimulation of erythroid progenitors and with increased levels of inflammation markers. Therefore, IR should also be associated with increased red blood cell (RBC) and white blood cell (WBC) count. The aim of this study is to demonstrate that IR is independently associated with altered hematological parameters ...