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Table 2 Blood cells evaluation.

From: Simvastatin impairs murine melanoma growth

Groups

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

Total Leukocytes (103/mm3)

Eosinophils (%)

Control

12.3 ± 0.75

5.2 ± 0.7

6.7 ± 1.6

Control-Simvastatin

12.8 ± 1.9

3.3 ± 0.1 *

4.7 ± 1.4

Tumor Control

8.6 ± 2.8

3.1 ± 0.2 *

2.6 ± 0.7 *

Tumor-Simvastatin

12.4 ± 1.2

3.9 ± 0.8 *

8.5 ± 3.0 *

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± S.E.M. of seven animals per group.
  2. * denotes significant difference from respective control at p < 0.05.
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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