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Table 1 Urinary excretion induced by increasing doses of EFPA in rats

From: The acute diuretic effect of an ethanolic fraction of Phyllanthus amarus (Euphorbiaceae) in rats involves prostaglandins

Groups

Urine volume (mL/100 g)

Urinary volumetric excretion (%)

2 h

4 h

6 h

8 h

2 h

4 h

6 h

8 h

Control

0.14 ± 0.09

0.20 ± 0.07

0.50 ± 0.04

0.70 ± 0.05

2.70 ± 2.83

3.80 ± 1.10

8.76 ± 0.80

13.62 ± 0.92

EFPA (5 mg/kg)

0.84 ± 0.11*

1.49 ± 0.14*

1.73 ± 0.20*

2.09 ± 0.17*

16.61 ± 2.01*

29.40 ± 3.02*

34.20 ± 3.64*

41.20 ± 3.32*

EFPA (10 mg/kg)

1.14 ± 0.13*

1.82 ± 0.11*

2.21 ± 0.15*

2.80 ± 0.20*

22.92 ± 2.60*

36.50 ± 2.53*

44.20 ± 3.80*

55.94 ± 3.40*

EFPA (20 mg/kg)

1.67 ± 0.15*

2.06 ± 0.16*

2.34 ± 0.10*

2.86 ± 0.12*

33.30 ± 4.10*

41.23 ± 2.90*

46.80 ± 2.70*

57.10 ± 1.90*

EFPA (40 mg/kg)

2.02 ± 0.11*

2.34 ± 0.10*

2.51 ± 0.18*

3.09 ± 0.13*

40.60 ± 1.70*

47.12 ± 2.83*

50.53 ± 3.80*

60.20 ± 2.90*

EFPA (80 mg/kg)

2.33 ± 0.12*

2.60 ± 0.13*

2.92 ± 0.13*

3.16 ± 0.15*

46.61 ± 2.10*

51.90 ± 2.73*

58.41 ± 1.91*

63.34 ± 3.24*

  1. The urine volumes expressed as mL/100 g were calculated based on body weight of rats and urinary volumetric excretion values are expressed as a percentage of the initial hydric overload (50 mL/kg). Data are given as means ± SEM of 6 different experiments. Statistical analyses were assessed using two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by Bonferroni’s post- test. *p ˂ 0.001 versus control