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Table 1 Effect of A. nilotica (L.) leaf extract and ethyl gallate on weight analysis in rats

From: In vitro protection of biological macromolecules against oxidative stress and in vivo toxicity evaluation of Acacia nilotica (L.) and ethyl gallate in rats

Group

Body weight gain (g)

Liver weight (g)

Kidney weight (g)

1

10.00 ± 1.0a

5.44 ± 0.16a,b

1.28 ± 0.06a

2

15.33 ± 1.52c,d

5.29 ± 0.39a

1.27 ± 0.18a

3

21.66 ± 1.15e

6.76 ± 0.43b,c

1.49 ± 0.12a,b

4

12.00 ± 1.73a,b

7.01 ± 0.95c

1.63 ± 0.06b

5

17.66 ± 2.30c,d

8.82 ± 0.97d

2.85 ± 0.15c

6

18.66 ± 1.15c

7.49 ± 0.86c

2.66 ± 0.16c

7

12.66 ± 1.55b

7.11 ± 0.97c

1.47 ± 0.09a,b

8

14.33 ± 1.15b,c

6.75 ± 0.81b,c

1.42 ± 0.19a,b

  1. Each value represents mean ± SEM in each group. Values not sharing a common superscript (a-e) differ significantly with each other (p < 0.05, Duncan’s multiple range test (DMRT)). Group 1 - Control, Groups 2-5 (A. nilotica (L.) leaf extract) - 250, 500, 1000 and 2000 mg/kg body weight, Groups 6-8 (ethyl gallate) - 5, 10 and 20 mg/kg body weight.