Table 5.
Relative weight of uterus, ovary, kidney and liver following the administration of different doses of the avocado seed powder in female rabbits submitted to Mancozeb.
Parameters | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | ER1 (%) | ER2 (%) |
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Uterus | 0.45 ± 0.14a | 0.43 ± 0.11a | 0.43 ± 0.15a | 0.42 ± 0.12a | −6.7 | 2.4 |
Ovary | 0.31 ± 0.09a | 0.29 ± 0.02a | 0.29 ± 0.06a | 0.28 ± 0.09a | −9.6 | 3.6 |
Kidney | 0.46 ± 0.02ᵃ | 0.53 ± 0.04ᵇ | 0.49 ± 0.06ᵃᵇ | 0.65 ± 0.06c | 41.3 | −24.6 |
Liver | 3.95 ± 0.32ᵃ | 5.12 ± 0.55ᵇ | 4.14 ± 0.24ᵃ | 5.36 ± 0.33ᵇ | 35.7 | −22.8 |
The superscripts a, b, c on the same line: mean the mean values are significantly different at P < 0.05; T1: 10 ml of distilled water; T2: 100 mg/kg bw of Mancozeb and 250 mg/kg bw of Avocado seed powder; T3: 100 mg/kg bw of Mancozeb and 500 mg/kg bw of Avocado seed powder; T4: 100 mg/kg bw of Mancozeb, ER: Effect Rate; n = 7.