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. 2017 Nov 12;4:598–613. doi: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2017.11.002

Table 4.

Summary of Organ Weights Relative to Total Body Weights (%) at Termination (Day 91).

Male Rats
Group Dose mg/kg/day Fasting Body Wt. (g) Adrenals Testes Kidneys Liver Brain Thymus Heart Spleen Epididymides
Vehicle Control − 0.5% (w/v) Carboxymethyl cellulose, aqueous only
G1 0 Mean 456.00 0.012 0.86 0.69 2.89 0.53 0.09 0.36 0.18 0.34
S. D 46.68 0.002 0.08 0.05 0.18 0.05 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.04
n 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Test Item: Citrus aurantium 50% p-synephrine
G2 100 Mean 469.20 0.011 0.84 0.66 2.75 0.51 0.11 0.35 0.18 0.34
S. D 35.12 0.003 0.06 0.05 0.20 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.03
n 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10
G3 300 Mean 462.90 0.011 0.80 0.70 2.91 0.51 0.11 0.36 0.19 0.32
S. D 18.78 0.003 0.08 0.09 0.17 0.02 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.04
n 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
G4 1000 Mean 433.60 0.013 0.82 0.75 2.96 0.53 0.08 0.41S+ 0.24 0.32
S. D 38.57 0.005 0.15 0.22 0.32 0.03 0.02 0.05 0.11 0.05
n 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Female Rats
Group Dose mg/kg/day Fasting Body Wt. (g) Adrenals Ovaries Kidneys Liver Brain Thymus Heart Spleen Uterus
Vehicle Control − 0.5% (w/v) Carboxymethyl cellulose, aqueous only
G1 0 Mean 278.60 0.023 0.046 0.67 2.70 0.79 0.14 0.39 0.25 0.28
S. D 23.30 0.006 0.007 0.05 0.14 0.05 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.14
n 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Test Item: Citrus aurantium 50% p-synephrine
G2 100 Mean 289.00 0.026 0.046 0.71 2.69 0.75 0.13 0.39 0.23 0.25
S. D 24.34 0.009 0.008 0.07 0.15 0.06 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.07
n 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
G3 300 Mean 273.80 0.028 0.043 0.74 2.76 0.82 0.13 0.42 0.24 0.26
S. D 23.13 0.006 0.010 0.11 0.29 0.07 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.12
n 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
G4 1000 Mean 280.30 0.027 0.046 0.73 2.90 0.79 0.14 0.43S+ 0.24 0.28
S. D 26.92 0.006 0.011 0.09 0.16 0.08 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.12
n 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

S+: Group mean value is significantly (P < 0.05) higher than the respective value of the vehicle control group.