Parameter | Untreated | Treated with Digoxin | Treated with C. dactylon extract | |||
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 | Control | MCT | 0.01 mg/kg | 50 mg/kg | 100 mg/kg | 200 mg/kg |
Baseline BW (g) | 151 ± 12 | 150 ± 10 | 144 ± 9 | 147 ± 11 | 143 ± 9 | 152 ± 13 |
Δ BW (g) | 57 ± 6 | 26 ± 9†| 38 ± 11* | 32 ± 9 | 40 ± 6* | 43 ± 11** |
Ventricles Wet to Dry weight ratio | 4.35 ± 0.3 | 5.0 ± 0.13†| 4.64 ± 0.3* | 4.61 ± 0.26* | 4.50 ± 0.27** | 4.52 ± 0.25** |
Wet ventricle weight to Body weight ratio (g/kg) | 3.31 ± 0.3 | 4.9 ± 0.7†| 4.6 ± 0.7 | 4.9 ± 1.3 | 4.2 ± 0.8 | 3.25 ± 0.3** |
Lung Wet to Dry weight ratio | 3.98 ± 0.18 | 4.98 ± 0.41†| 4.76 ± 0.21 | 4.69 ± 0.41 | 4.70 ± 0.22 | 4.46 ± 0.25** |
Wet Lung weight to Body weight ratio (g/kg) | 5.01 ± 0.83 | 8.90 ± 2.9†| 10.82 ± 2.9 | 10.03 ± 2.9 | 8.33 ± 3.4 | 4.78 ± 0.87** |
Mortality (%) | 0 | 20 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 10 |