Table 2.
Relative organ weights after a 28-day treatment with the methanol extract of stem bark of Amphimas pterocarpoides in male Wistar rats.
| Organs | Control |
A. pterocarpoides (mg/kg BW) |
Satellite groups |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 | 300 | 600 | Control SAT | 600 SAT | ||
| Liver | 37820 ± 1870 | 36542 ± 1932 | 37418 ± 2057 | 37340 ± 1870 | 40944 ± 5610 | 34287 ± 383 |
| Stomach | 9497 ± 624 | 9526 ± 387 | 10320 ± 634 | 9815 ± 1004 | 8728 ± 1116 | 7920 ± 277 |
| Kidneys | 6495 ± 249 | 6185 ± 225 | 6895 ± 251 | 7873 ± 817 | 6636 ± 881 | 5993 ± 148 |
| Lungs | 7160 ± 842 | 8053 ± 712 | 6579 ± 487 | 7770 ± 969 | 6975 ± 1115 | 5096 ± 182 |
| Spleen | 4628 ± 718 | 5375 ± 849 | 5003 ± 635 | 6175 ± 1360 | 2789 ± 393 | 2897 ± 256 |
| Heart | 3511 ± 105 | 3588 ± 217 | 4034 ± 231 | 3772 ± 343 | 3472 ± 469 | 3245 ± 62 |
| Adrenals | 264 ± 23 | 217 ± 15 | 235 ± 29 | 254 ± 52 | 382 ± 73 | 346 ± 25 |
Data are represented as mean ± SEM (n = 5). Control SAT: satellite control treated with vehicle; 600 SAT: satellite of top dose treated with the extract at 600 mg/kg BW. No significant difference.