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Table 7 Differences in body weight in the acute toxicity test before (D0) and 14 days after (D14) administration of the ethanolic S. pinnata seed extract

From: In vivo assessment of the antimalarial activity and acute oral toxicity of an ethanolic seed extract of Spondias pinnata (L.f.) Kurz

Group

Mean body weight (g)

D0

D14

% Change

Untreated control

34.16 ± 1.28b

39.84 ± 2.16

14.17 ± 1.93

Negative control

34.38 ± 0.63b

40.57 ± 0.64

15.26 ± 0.82

2,000 mg/kg extract

32.55 ± 0.90a

38.35 ± 2.47

14.96 ± 3.81

  1. Data are presented as the means ± SDs (n = 5 per group)
  2. aCompared with the negative control group that received a mixture of 7% Tween 80 and 3% ethanol in distilled water and bcompared to the treatment group that received a dose of 2,000 mg/kg body weight
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