Table 1 Arithmetic means (± SEM, n = 7) of erythrocyte parameters of noninfected and infected mice without or with gum arabic treatment (10% in drinking water)

- GA

+ GA

- GA

+ GA

10.78 ± 0.19

11.03 ± 0.10

6.79 ± 1.01^{#, *}

8.32 ± 0.95^{#, *}

15.57 ± 0.32

16.35 ± 0.16

9.47 ± 1.38^{#, *}

11.77 ± 1.39^{#, *}

43.34 ± 0.32

44.5 ± 0.39

28.27 ± 4.3^{#, *}

34.31 ± 3.72^{#, *}

40.2 ± 0.38

40.47 ± 0.16

41.35 ± 0.63

41.37 ± 0.39

35.91 ± 0.20

36.75 ± 0.13

33.88 ± 0.55^#

34.04 ± 0.49^#

14.4 ± 0.20

14.88 ± 0.07

14.01 ± 0.13

14.07 ± 0.10