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Table 5 Effect of different test doses of product on blood urea, creatinine and uric acid in male and female rats

From: Acute and sub-acute toxicity study of a Pakistani polyherbal formulation

Parameters

Males

Females

 

Control

50

mg/kg/day

100

mg/kg/day

200

mg/kg/day

Control

50

mg/kg/day

100

mg/kg/day

200

mg/kg/day

Blood urea

(mg/dl)

23.6 ± 0.265

23.7 ± 0.432

28.7** ± 0.355

31.4** ± 0.966

22.98 ± 0.323

24.50 ± 0.295

28.75** ± 0.439

38.22** ± 0.461

Creatinine

(mg/dl)

0.494 ± 0.029

0.686** ± 0.020

0.472 ± 0.036

0.428 ± 0.042

0.40 ± 0.029

0.652** ± 0.027

0.44 ± 0.022

0.29* ± 0.004

Uric acid

(mg/dl)

3.476 ± 0.035

2.14** ± 0.223

2.4** ± 0.041

3.36 ± 0.137

3.44 ± 0.035

3.42 ± 0.033

3.98** ± 0.033

4.06** ± 0.045

  1. The data are expressed as mean and standard error of the mean (n = 5). For statistical analysis one-way ANOVA with post-hoc Tukey’s test was applied. * represents significance of p < 0.05, ** represents significance of p < 0.01