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Table 2 Effect of different doses of T. tetrapleura extract on the relative weight of organs

From: Cytotoxicity, acute and sub-chronic toxicities of the fruit extract of Tetrapleura tetraptera (Schumm. & Thonn.) Taub. (Fabaceae)

Doses (mg/Kg)

Female

Male

0

250

500

1000

0

250

500

1000

Liver (g)

3.12ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.09 ab

3.21ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.07 b

3.10ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.03 ab

3.09ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.05 a

3.39ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.13b

3.08ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.02 a

3.10ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.08 a

3.06ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.07 a

Kidneys (g)

0.65ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.02 a

0.69ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.02 a

0.67ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.04 a

0.64ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.03 a

0.65ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.03 a

0.66ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.02 a

0.64ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.03 a

0.64ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.03 a

Lungs (g)

0.58ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.03 ab

0.62ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.02 b

0.6 5ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.07 ab

0.56ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.04 a

0.59ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.03 a

0.58ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.05 a

0.61ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.02 a

0.65ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.03 a

Heart (g)

0.30ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.01 a

0.32ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.02 a

0.31ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.02 a

0.30ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.02 a

0.32ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.02 a

0.30ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.02 a

0.30ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.01 a

0.31ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.02 a

Spleen (g)

0.27ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.02 b

0.25ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.02b

0.22ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.01 a

0.21ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.02 a

0.30ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.06b

0.24ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.01 b

0.23ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.02 ab

0.21ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.01 a

  1. Data are expressed as meanā€‰Ā±ā€‰SD, nā€‰=ā€‰4. Values in the test groups carrying the same letter as the control group in the same gender and in the same row are not significantly different according to Waller Duncanā€™s Multiple Comparison Test (pā€‰<ā€‰0.05)