Table 2.
Treatment | Dose (mg/kg) | Packed cell volume | |
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Day 0 | Day 4 | ||
A. muricata | 100 | 53.24 ± 2.73 | 40.14 ± 3.26∗ |
500 | 50.56 ± 3.12 | 48.22 ± 3.18 | |
1000 | 53.71 ± 2.59 | 52.15 ± 1.76 | |
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Chloroquine | 10 | 51.55 ± 3.14 | 52.47 ± 2.27 |
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Distilled water | 1 mL | 52.15 ± 3.25 | 38.26 ± 2.31∗∗ |
∗ p < 0.05 and ∗∗ p < 0.01, compared to day 0. Packed cell volume was expressed as mean ± SEM, n = 5. Chloroquine: positive control; distilled water: untreated control.