Table 3.
Relative organ weights after a 28-day treatment with the methanol extract of stem bark of Amphimas pterocarpoides in female Wistar rats.
| Organs | Control |
A. pterocarpoides (mg/kg BW) |
Satellite groups |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 | 300 | 600 | Control SAT | 600 SAT | ||
| Liver | 32243 ± 1577 | 34944 ± 1105 | 36330 ± 2318 | 32457 ± 726 | 31156 ± 1188 | 34523 ± 1177 |
| Stomach | 9417 ± 520 | 8335 ± 217 | 9141 ± 226 | 9001 ± 327 | 8172 ± 324 | 9915 ± 215 |
| Kidneys | 6651 ± 141 | 6676 ± 186 | 6374 ± 312 | 6663 ± 93 | 6231 ± 93 | 6213 ± 120 |
| Lungs | 8665 ± 983 | 8438 ± 575 | 7635 ± 616 | 8374 ± 1166 | 7262 ± 309 | 7489 ± 682 |
| Spleen | 5121 ± 680 | 3427 ± 624 | 3799 ± 631 | 3100 ± 396 | 3076 ± 103 | 4059 ± 173 |
| Heart | 3845 ± 158 | 4180 ± 149 | 3816 ± 201 | 3812 ± 201 | 3916 ± 191 | 3725 ± 179 |
| Adrenals | 386 ± 19 | 543 ± 83 | 438 ± 100 | 383 ± 33 | 406 ± 37 | 545 ± 21 |
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.