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Table 3 Effects of atherogenic diet supplemented with flaxseed on WBC parameters of rabbits*

From: The effects of seed from Linum usitatissimum cultivar with increased phenylpropanoid compounds and hydrolysable tannin in a high cholesterol-fed rabbit

Parameters

CTRL

LIN

W86

CHOL

WBC (109 L−1)

 6 weeks

8.77 ± 1.54A

13.01 ± 3.97B

13.77 ± 3.79B

12.51 ± 3.70B

 10 weeks

9.59 ± 2.38A

13.22 ± 3.89B

14.80 ± 5.61C

13.69 ± 3.69B

Lymphocytes (109 L− 1)

 6 weeks

5.35 ± 1.67A

7.10 ± 1.48B

8.67 ± 3.21C

8.60 ± 2.62C

 10 weeks

5.50 ± 1.04A

7.11 ± 1.77B

10.50 ± 3.92C

8.80 ± 2.32D

Monocytes (109 L− 1)

 6 weeks

0.15 ± 0.05

0.17 ± 0.08

0.20 ± 0.05

0.19 ± 0.07

 10 weeks

0.13 ± 0.05A

0.20 ± 0.06B

0.22 ± 0.08B

0.19 ± 0.07B

Heterophils (109 L− 1)

 6 weeks

2.50 ± 0.87A

3.10 ± 1.67Ba

3.40 ± 1.20Ba

3.35 ± 1.25Ba

 10 weeks

2.70 ± 1.32A

4.00 ± 2.50Bb

4.20 ± 1.13Bb

4.79 ± 1.34Bb

  1. *Mean ± SD values (n = 7) within the same row sharing a different superscript letter (A, B, C, etc.) are significantly different (P < 0.05) but values within the same column not sharing a common uppercase superscript letter (a, b) differ significantly (P < 0.05)