THE INFLUENCE OF DEUTERIUM DEPLETED WATER ON THE HEMATOCRIT AND THE LEUKOCYTE FORMULA IN RATS INTOXICATED BY CADMIUM CHLORIDE

  • Liliana Cărpinişan University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Timişoara
  • Mihaela Doina Petcu
  • Lucia Olariu
  • F. Muselin
  • Snejana Petrovici
  • Alina Ianculovici
  • Rodica Zehan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15835/buasvmcn-vm:65:1:378
Keywords: deuterium depleted water, rats, haematocrit, leukocyte formula, cadmium chloride

Abstract

The present study shows the influence of the deuterium-depleted water (DDW) as compared to the drinking water on the haematocrit and the leukocyte formula on the cadmium chloride intoxication in rats divided into 6 batches comprising 10 individuals each. The blood samples were collected directly from the heart (intracardiac punction) under narcosis; in accordance with the animals’ protection law No. 475/2006. The obtained data have been processed statistically; calculating the mean values and the main variability factors (x; Sx; s; Cv) that have been analysed afterwards with the help of the Mann-Whitney (Wilcoxon) test. From both the healing and preventing effect point of view as a result of the DDW administration an improvement of the non-specific defence capacity of the organism was produced. This can be a starting point for further studies that can establish the DDW status as adjuvant in the prevention and /or treatment of the different pathological states.
Published
2008-11-21
Issue
Vol. 65 No. 1 (2008)
Section
Research Articles
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