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. 2010 Sep 7;2011:317090. doi: 10.1155/2011/317090

Table 3.

Changes in the mean bodyweight of rats after daily oral treatment (40 days) with Corrigiola telephiifolia extract.

Corrigiola telephiifolia (mg/kg bodyweight)
Control 5 70 2000
Females Days
D1 199.4 ± 4.8 200.3 ± 3.8 216.0 ± 3.5 187.1 ± 3.6
D5 205.4 ± 4.9 206.4 ± 4.7 214.0 ± 4.2 175.0 ± 3.0a∗
D10 210.0 ± 4.6 210.9 ± 4.5 218.0 ± 5.2 175.1 ± 3.4a∗
D15 210.0 ± 5.9 210.2 ± 5.3 220.0 ± 5.2 176.7 ± 3.0a∗
D20 216.8 ± 6.1a 217.1 ± 6.0a 227.0 ± 5.6 182.1 ± 3.7*
D25 220.1 ± 6.6a 221.0 ± 6.5a 228.0 ± 4.0a 185.5 ± 4.1*
D30 220.3 ± 6.2a 221.5 ± 6.3a 230.5 ± 5.3a 187.7 ± 5.0*
D35 222.9 ± 4.8a 224.1 ± 4.9a 231.0 ± 4.8a 189.3 ± 4.1*
D40 221.5 ± 4.9a 223.8 ± 5.0a 229.0 ± 4.6a 190.9 ± 3.3*

Males Days
D1 242.8 ± 2.9 245.1 ± 2.6 247.4 ± 3.5 250.5 ± 2.4
D5 251.7 ± 3.2 253.6 ± 3.1 246.7 ± 2.8 242.0 ± 2.5a∗
D10 253.2 ± 3.6a 256.5 ± 3.2a 253.7 ± 3.4a 245.6 ± 2.4
D15 255.5 ± 3.9a 259.4 ± 4.0a 264.6 ± 4.1a 249.1 ± 4.1
D20 261.2 ± 4.6a 264.3 ± 5.1a 267.9 ± 5.0a 251.6 ± 6.3
D25 270.7 ± 5.5a 274.6 ± 5.3a 269.3 ± 5.2a 254.3 ± 4.2*
D30 273.6 ± 6.2a 277.1 ± 5.6a 274.4 ± 5.2a 259.1 ± 3.1a
D35 276.6 ± 7.0a 280.3 ± 6.2a 277.0 ± 6.1a 264.1 ± 3.6a
D40 277.5 ± 6.6a 281.2 ± 6.5a 277.8 ± 6.0a 266.9 ± 3.5a

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM. The different superscript letters indicate statistically significant differences (P < .05) in the Student's t-test.

*as compared with the control group; aas compared with the initial weight of rats on the first day (D1) of the treatment for each group.