Table 2.
Effect of the oral administration of EtOH extract obtained from the leaves of Maytenus erythroxylon over the weight gain of male and female mice for 14 d
| Sex | Weight gain1 | Vehicle | EtOHE-Me |
| (NaCl 0.9%) | (2000 mg/kg) | ||
| Female | Inicial | 30.78 ± 2.30 | 28.09 ± 2.53NS |
| Final | 35.51 ± 2.00 | 34.65 ± 3.37NS | |
| Male | Inicial | 31.41 ± 2.00 | 30.71 ± 2.26NS |
| Final | 39.06 ± 1.32 | 38.93 ± 1.83NS |
1
Data are presented in g and expressed as mean ± SD.
NS
No significant differences (P > 0.05) between treated (EtOHE-Me) vs non-treated (NaCl 0.9%) mice. EtOHE-Me: Ethanol extract of Maytenus erythroxylon.