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Table 3 Effect of the acute administration of saline (1 ml/kg) or Fr-BuVt (2000 mg/kg) on organs and body weight of male Swiss mice

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CTL

EXT

Spleen (g/kg)

4.39 ± 0.18

4.01 ± 0.15

Heart (g/kg)

4.82 ± 0.11

4.72 ± 0.14

Liver (g/kg)

51.55 ± 1.03

49.37 ± 1.06

Lung (g/kg)

7.8 ± 0.39

7.06 ± 0.37

Kidney (g/kg)

12.38 ± 0.31

12.77 ± 0.42

Initial body weight (g)

40.86 ± 1.12

41.37 ± 1.73

Final body weight (g)

44.2 ± 1.34

46.36 ± 1.65

  1. CTL (Control; animals treated with saline); EXT (Extract; animals treated with Fr-BuVt). Values are expressed as means ± SEM. There are no significative differences, Student’s 푡t-test.