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Table 6 Effects of khat extract and gentamicin co-administration on body weight change and normalized kidney weight

From: Subacute administration of crude khat (Catha edulis F.) extract induces mild to moderate nephrotoxicity in rats

Groups

Body weight change (gm)

Kidney weight (gm)/100 g body weight

GEN

-10.36 ± 0.57

0.89 ± 0.01

GK100

-10.85 ± 0.86

0.89 ± 0.02

GK200

-11.75 ± 0.84

0.90 ± 0.01

GK400

-15.13 ± 1.37 a3

1.00 ± 0.02 a2

  1. Values are mean ± SEM. n = 8; acompared to GEN. 1p < 0.05; 2p < 0.01; 3p < 0.001. (GEN: gentamicin 100 mg/kg; GK100: gentamicin 100 mg/kg + Khat 100 mg/kg; GK200: gentamicin 100 mg/kg + Khat 200 mg/kg; GK400: gentamicin 100 mg/kg + Khat 400 mg/kg).
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

ISSN: 2662-7671

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