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Table 9 Effect of DAS-77 on serum electrolytes in the main study

From: A 90 day chronic toxicity study of Nigerian herbal preparation DAS-77 in rats

Treatment

Dose (mg/kg)

Main study

  

Na+(mmol/L)

K+(mmol/L)

Cl(mmol/L)

HCO3 (mmol/L)

Ca2+(mg/dl)

Distilled water

(10 ml/kg)

156.60 ± 4.44

7.52 ± 0.47

100.90 ± 3.73

10.56 ± 1.45

1.09 ± 0.05

DAS-77

80

150.30 ± 0.59

5.98 ± 0.25*

105.40 ± 0.38

10.13 ± 0.58

1.05 ± 0.03

DAS-77

400

152.70 ± 3.39

5.04 ± 0.10***

105.10 ± 0.53

12.70 ± 0.50

1.20 ± 0.03

DAS-77

2000

149.70 ± 0.90

5.19 ± 0.14***

104.70 ± 0.90

13.20 ± 0.84

1.25 ± 0.04*

  1. Values are mean ± S.E.M. (n = 10). * p < 0.05, *** p < 0.001 vs. distilled water (One-way ANOVA followed by Dunnett’s posttest).