Group

March

April

May

June

Leukocytes (4.0 - 12.0 thousand)

Control

3821.00 ± 434.19

5160.00 ± 1066.35

7295.00 ± 696.58

7333.00 ± 1547.06

Experimental

4271.00 ± 266.47^*

5583.00 ± 027.59

8154.00 ± 1005.02^*

8190.50 ± 1190.38

Erythrocytes (8.0 - 15.0 million)

Control

4199000.00 ± 459890.08

5845000.00 ± 1202416.54

7750000.00 ± 1053301.687

7639200.00 ± 867490.48

Experimental

4417700.00 ± 326128.14

7711200.00 ± 664671.14^*

9827100.00 ± 1120908.20^*

9783000.00 ± 1036072.17^*

Hemoglobin (9 - 15 g/dl)

Control

13.16 ± 0.97^*

12.180 ± 0.51

12.29 ± 0.93

11.82 ± 0.79

Experimental

11.59 ± 1.07

13.39 ± 0.67^*

14.08 ± 1.60^*

13.43 ± 0.51^*

Hematocrit (27% - 45%)

Control

37.10 ± 4.41

36.55 ± 2.11

36.75 ± 3.30

34.87 ± 2.87

Experimental

40.21 ± 3.74

36.30 ± 3.11

41.12 ± 5.75

38.87 ± 2.13^*

MCH (8 - 12 pg)

Control

20.10 ± 8.82

15.68 ± 1.68

15.14 ± 1.85

15.57 ± 1.79

Experimental

15.00 ± 2.05

15.62 ± 1.93

13.92 ± 2.09

14.12 ± 2.51

MCV (23 - 48 fL)

Control

42.60 ± 4.40

47.25 ± 5.02

45.94 ± 5.76

46.18 ± 4.70^*

Experimental

44.90 ± 4.38

47.16 ± 5.07

41.33 ± 5.22

39.31 ± 5.72

MCHC (31 - 34 rg/dl)

Control

33.22 ± 0.28

33.27 ± 2.17

33.05 ± 0.30

33.86 ± 2.18

Experimental

33.28 ± 0.29

33.10 ± 0.87

33.10 ± 0.60

33.28 ± 0.73

Platelets (220 - 680 thousand)

Control

444900.000 ± 68121.54

311400.000 ± 47103.196

361600.000 ± 150795.815

293500.00 ± 28741.18

Experimental

522200.000 ± 98271.506^*

331100.00 ± 74036.70

402520.000 ± 51541.500^*

422320.000 ± 52442.578^*

Total protein (6 - 7.5 gr/dl)

Control

8.25 ± 0.41

8.27 ± 0.46^*

7.48 ± 0.43

7.21 ± 0.25^*

Experimental

8.33 ± 0.28

7.41 ± 0.43

6.70 ± 0.82

6.54 ± 0.57