Table 1c.
Serum level of urea and Creatinine in control and extract-treated groups (mean ± SEM).
| Parameters | Groups | Control Normal saline |
Extract - treated groups | Extract 100mg.kg−1 + Dopamine 5µgkg−1 |
Metoclopramide 5mg.kg−1 |
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| 200mg.kg−1 | 400mg.kg−1 | 800mg.kg−1 | 1600mg.kg−1 | |||||
| Urea (mmol/l) | 7.86±0.02 | 8.76±0.53 S** |
8.84±0.27 S** |
7.66±0.02 S** |
ND | ND | 8.18±0.26 S* |
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| Creatinine (umol/l) |
68.60±0.51 | 67.2±4.75 NS |
62.4±1.08 NS |
62.6±0.24 S** |
ND | ND | 57.60±1.91 S** |
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Not significant=NS, Significant=S* (p<0.05), Significant=S** (p<0.001), Not determined=ND.