Table 1.
Weight of animals (g) before and after oral and dermal administration.
| Oral administration | Dermal administration | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameters | Control | 50 mg/kg | 75 mg/kg | Control | 1000 mg/kg | 2000 mg/kg |
| FW(g) | 172.2 ± 5.49 | 167.2 ± 8.97 | 167.0 ± 8.20 | 188.4 ±1.52 | 175.0 ± 6.60 | 170.2 ± 5.90 |
| IW(g) | 121.2 ± 2.13 | 146.0 ± 3.34 | 154.6 ± 4.03 | 120.2 ± 2.10 | 123.4 ± 4.58 | 140.4 ± 9.40 |
FW: Final body weight, IW: Initial body weight. Values with asterisks were significantly different from control (*p<0.05). Values are expressed as mean ±standard deviation and n=8 (number of animals per group)