Parameters | T. b. brucei infection (+) and treatment with | |||||
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Infection-free | No treatment | Vitamin D3 | Polyphenon-60 | Suramin | ||
Body weight (g) | Pre-infectionb | 20.0 ± 1.05 | 22.4 ± 1.32 | 22.2 ± 0.89 | ||
Post-infectionc | 21.6 ± 0.94 | 20.4 ± 1.46 | 18.6 ± 0.96 | 20.3 ± 0.56 | ||
RBC (×106/ml) | Pre-infectionb | 8.30 ± 0.62 | 8.45 ± 0.37 | 11.2 ± 0.22 | ||
Post-infectionc | 6.42 ± 0.94a | 10.9 ± 0.11 | 8.10 ± 0.23 | 9.90 ± 0.97 | ||
WBC (×103/ml) | Pre-infectionb | 5.90 ± 0.11 | 4.40 ± 0.14 | 4.17 ± 0.56 | ||
Post-infectionc | 4.60 ± 0.15a | 2.20 ± 0.44a | 3.50 ± 0.16a | 3.70 ± 0.56a |