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Table 2 Effect of daily intake of the methylene chloride /methanol extract of S. barteri on food consumption in rats according to sex and dose

From: Toxicological studies of stem bark extract from Schefflera barteri Harms (Araliaceae)

Sexes

Doses (mg/kg)

Food consumption (g)

  

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

 

0

23.28 ± 2.22a

28.99 ± 1.82a

28.65 ± 3.54a

21.97 ± 1.94a

 

100

22.27 ± 2.21a

30.64 ± 0.84a

28.39 ± 0.67a

24.35 ± 2.57a

Male

200

23.16 ± 1.98a

31.40 ± 1.33a

28.44 ± 2.17a

22.05 ± 2.82a

 

400

21.61 ± 1.99a

30.07 ± 1.10a

26.93 ± 2.18a

22.24 ± 2.50a

 

800

24.18 ± 1.85a

28.09 ± 2.40a

26.58 ± 3.18a

23.39 ± 2.93a

 

0

20.85 ± 0.58a

26.31 ± 1.41ab

23.92 ± 1.18a

21.97 ± 2.41a

 

100

20.24 ± 1.25a

27.59 ± 1.82a

23.62 ± 1.85a

23.35 ± 1.39a

Female

200

21.35 ± 1.13a

27.64 ± 1.71a

23.32 ± 1.61a

22.05 ± 2.39a

 

400

21.89 ± 1.20a

24.49 ± 2.35b

22.57 ± 3.56a

22.24 ± 2.70a

 

800

21.82 ± 2.07a

24.13 ± 1.42b

22.15 ± 2.33a

23.39 ± 2.75a

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± S.E.M. n = 5. Values for a given group in a line followed by different letter as superscript are significantly different according to Waller Duncan’s multiple comparison test (P < 0.05).