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. 2016 Aug 7;2016:2046298. doi: 10.1155/2016/2046298

Table 2.

Effect of Zea mays, Stigma maydis ethyl acetate fraction on the body weight changes and relative organ weights of acetaminophen-treated rats (n = 5, mean ± SEM).

Treatments Weight changes Kidney weight (g) RKW (g/100 g b.w.)
Initial (g) Final (g) % weight gain
Sterile placebo (control) 210.22 ± 0.90 224.01 ± 0.89 6.16a 1.61 ± 0.01a 0.72a
APAP treatment 220.12 ± 0.77 215.00 ± 0.99 (2.34b) 0.97 ± 0.01b 0.45b
200 mg/kg b.w. CSEAF 200.05 ± 0.54 220.01 ± 0.86 9.07c 1.69 ± 0.01a 0.77a
100 mg/kg b.w. CSEAF, then APAP 212.21 ± 0.75 223.09 ± 0.76 4.88a 1.58 ± 0.02a 0.71a
200 mg/kg b.w. CSEAF, then APAP 206.15 ± 0.45 227.31 ± 0.69 9.31c 1.73 ± 0.01a 0.76a
200 mg/kg b.w. vitamin C, then APAP 215.05 ± 0.39 228.19 ± 0.50 5.76a 1.64 ± 0.02a 0.72a
APAP, then 100 mg/kg b.w. CSEAF 200.15 ± 0.31 205.99 ± 0.56 2.84d 1.49 ± 0.02a 0.73a
APAP, then 200 mg/kg b.w. CSEAF 219.02 ± 0.97 232.00 ± 0.67 5.60a 1.72 ± 0.01a 0.74a
APAP, then 200 mg/kg b.w. vitamin C 221.09 ± 0.75 227.23 ± 0.45 2.70d 1.63 ± 0.01a 0.72a

Values bearing different superscripts along the same column for each parameter are significantly different (p < 0.05).

Parenthesis signifies reduced value for the parameter. RKW: relative kidney-body weight.