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Table 1 Survival rate of rats after 15 days of oral treatment

From: Antidiabetic, antihyperlipidemic and antioxidant properties of ethanol extract of Grewia asiatica Linn. bark in alloxan-induced diabetic rats

Group (n = 5)

Total animal

Survivors

Deaths

Survival rate (%)

Normal control (NC)

5

5

0

100**

Diabetic control (DC)

5

2

3

40††

Diabetic standard (DS)

5

5

0

100**

GAE 200 (200 mg/kg)

5

5

0

100**

GAE 400 (400 mg/kg)

5

5

0

100**

  1. Data expressed in percentages (%). Control group received 0.5 % methyl cellulose, standard group received 150 mg/kg Metformin, GAE200 and GAE400 received 200 and 400 mg/kg Grewia asiatica bark extracts. ††p <0.01 compared to NC, **p <0.01 compared to DC