Test day 4 (hematological parameters)
Fasting venous blood
Fasting venous blood samples were drawn from the antecubital area. Bicarbonate were analyzed using a Siemens Advia Chemistry XPT (Siemens Healthliners, Germany). Erythrocytes, hemoglobin, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, and hematocrit were analyzed using a Sysmex XN (Sysmex Corporation, Kobe, Japan).