Haematological and CD4 Parameters of Young Sportspersons (Pre- and Post-Exercise) in Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Nigeria

Abstract

Haematological parameters are those parameters that are related to the blood and blood forming organs [5]. Haematological components which consist of red blood cells, white blood cells, platelet and certain ratios of these values are valuable is monitoring the health status of an individual [6]. Red blood cells (erythrocytes) serve as a carrier of oxygen. It is this haemoglobin that reacts with oxygen carried in the blood to form oxyhaemoglobin during respiration. Packed cell volume, haemoglobin and mean corpuscular