From: Toxicological studies of stem bark extract from Schefflera barteri Harms (Araliaceae)
 | Parameters studied | control | 100 mg/kg | 200 mg/kg | 400 mg/kg | 800 mg/kg |
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 | Urinary creatinine (mg/dl) | 38.64 ± 3.80a | 37.76 ± 3.28a | 37.44 ± 3.14a | 30.96 ± 1.07b | 28.96 ± 3.40b |
 | Serum creatinine (mg/dl) | 21.04 ± 1.02a | 24.60 ± 2.47a | 24.80 ± 4.01a | 24.80 ± 4.01a | 24.84 ± 3.20a |
 | Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 122.30 ± 3.37a | 122.80 ± 3.47a | 121.92 ± 5.14a | 121.84 ± 2.65a | 121.73 ± 1.78a |
Male | HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 90.42 ± 7.31a | 90.73 ± 7.18a | 90.95 ± 6.51a | 92.86 ± 4.39a | 93.73 ± 5.12a |
 | LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 4.15 ± 0.60a | 4.31 ± 1.56a | 3.45 ± 1.23ab | 1.41 ± 0.29b | 1.40 ± 0.17b |
 | Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 141.62 ± 5.38a | 138.80 ± 8.20a | 137.60 ± 3.10a | 137.82 ± 0.35a | 133.00 ± 3.15a |
 | ALT(U/L) | 45.88 ± 1.56c | 52.00 ± 2.19b | 54.43 ± 7.36b | 66.07 ± 5.78a | 66.24 ± 5.29a |
 | AST (U/L) | 7.60 ± 1.10b | 9.65 ± 0.95ab | 9.77 ± 0.73a | 9.79 ± 2.50a | 9.91 ± 0.63a |
 | Serum protein (mg/dl) | 8.35 ± 0.32c | 8.68 ± 1.22c | 11.37 ± 1.83b | 13.73 ± 0.79a | 14.66 ± 1.76a |
 | Urinary protein (mg/dl) | 3.48 ± 0.81a | 3.42 ± 0.29a | 3.35 ± 0.45a | 3.09 ± 0.56a | 3.06 ± 0.83a |
 | Hepatic protein (mg/g) | 562.12 ± 71.22a | 436.16 ± 39.54b | 348.67 ± 24.80c | 273.41 ± 33.30d | 282.62 ± 32.76d |
 | Spleen protein (mg/g) | 332.00 ± 31.87a | 291.01 ± 27.49ab | 290.00 ± 32.62ab | 280.00 ± 26.53b | 280.00 ± 29.60b |
 | Testis protein (mg/g) | 87.10 ± 11.07a | 84.48 ± 5.43a | 63.74 ± 13.74b | 54.69 ± 8.33b | 53.49 ± 4.25b |
 | Urinary creatinine (mg/dl) | 64.32 ± 6.16a | 63.24 ± 5.06a | 54.52 ± 2.30b | 48.68 ± 3.30c | 48.40 ± 0.35c |
 | Serum creatinine (mg/dl) | 31.08 ± 3.00a | 31.44 ± 1.20a | 31.44 ± 2.79a | 31.04 ± 2.10a | 31.68 ± 1.24a |
 | Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 119.60 ± 2.58a | 121.73 ± 5.15a | 121.73 ± 5.15a | 122.34 ± 3.01a | 122.59 ± 4.99a |
Female | HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 71.61 ± 3.35 b | 73.26 ± 1.18b | 77.41 ± 7.43b | 96.44 ± 2.72a | 94.44 ± 7.77a |
 | LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 26.98 ± 5.44a | 30.98 ± 5.10a | 28.71 ± 4.39a | 13.05 ± 2.57b | 12.16 ± 2.48b |
 | Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 96.60 ± 8.90a | 87.40 ± 7.67a | 87.00 ± 9.78a | 71.80 ± 8.08b | 68.81 ± 4.00b |
 | ALT(U/L) | 42.58 ± 9.10b | 49.57 ± 2.82a | 49.60 ± 5.37a | 49.65 ± 8.94a | 49.91 ± 4.38a |
 | AST (U/L) | 9.10 ± 0.80c | 9.58 ± 0.76bc | 10.38 ± 1.36b | 11.96 ± 0.99a | 12.61 ± 0.99a |
 | Serum protein (mg/dl) | 7.13 ± 0.61b | 8.10 ± 0.20b | 12.56 ± 0.97a | 12.79 ± 1.0 a | 13.34 ± 0.83a |
 | Urinary protein (mg/dl) | 3.30 ± 10.59a | 3.23 ± 0.37a | 3.33 ± 0.14a | 3.35- ± 0.17a | 3.34 ± 0.56a |
 | Hepatic protein (mg/g) | 645.02 ± 19.55a | 527.62 ± 36.79b | 380.26 ± 26.11c | 359.04 ± 43.43c | 350.88 ± 27.47c |
 | Spleen protein (mg/g) | 335.20 ± 34.45a | 284.00 ± 26.08b | 288.00 ± 27.27b | 272.40 ± 37.64b | 268.00 ± 17.44b |
 | Ovaries protein (mg/g) | 546.00 ± 39.77a | 480.00 ± 84.85ab | 451.20 ± 31.29 b | 449.30 ± 44.18b | 416.68 ± 24.99b |