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Table 6 Satellite group/ Food consumption (g) of rats in the sub-acute oral toxicity test

From: Acute and sub-acute oral toxicity of Dracaena cinnabari resin methanol extract in rats

Satellite group/ food consumption in oral sub-acute toxicity test

 

Sex

Control

DC 1500 mg/kg

P value

Week 1

M (n = 5)

81.92 ± 1.44

79.30 ± 3.81

0.113

F (n = 5)

73.05 ± 3.11

71.26 ± 1.96

0.221

Week 2

M (n = 5)

84.60 ± 2.38

82.68 ± 1.56

0.099

F (n = 5)

73.68 ± 2.27

72.77 ± 1.93

0.435

Week 3

M (n = 5)

89.75 ± 1.96

87.72 ± 1.69

0.059

F (n = 5)

81.89 ± 3.76

78.62 ± 4.60

0.170

Week 4

M (n = 5)

91.96 ± 0.66

91.07 ± 0.93

0.061

F (n = 5)

83.55 ± 2.00

82.43 ± 1.59

0.265

Week 5

M (n = 5)

92.96 ± 1.63

91.87 ± 1.80

0.256

F (n = 5)

85.81 ± 1.98

83.92 ± 3.91

0.179

Week 6

M (n = 5)

101.90 ± 3.70

100.25 ± 2.85

0.366

F (n = 5)

86.55 ± 3.82

83.07 ± 4.73

0.155

  1. Values expressed as a mean ± standard deviation. Sex (male, M and female, F)
  2. *p-value less than 0.05, (p < 0.05) significant value