Table 4.
Male Rats | ||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||
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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.