Table 1.
Mean body weight of male and female rats fed corn silk extract in acute toxicity study (unit: g)
| Parameter | Body weight changes at days after corn silk extract treatment | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 0 d | 1 d | 3 d | 7 d | 14 d | Weight gain | |
| Male | ||||||
| 0 (control) | 29.3±1.21) | 29.9±1.5 | 31.2±1.7 | 32.5±2.3 | 34.7±2.6 | 5.4±1.6 |
| 2,000 mg/kg2) | 28.9±1.8 | 29.6±1.9 | 30.9±2.8 | 32.9±3.1 | 35.1±2.8 | 6.1±1.2 |
| Female | ||||||
| 0 (control) | 22.6±0.6 | 23.8±0.8 | 24.5±0.7 | 25.5±0.7 | 26.2±0.4 | 3.6±0.4 |
| 2,000 mg/kg | 23.2±0.5 | 23.5±1.3 | 24.8±1.1 | 26.1±1.0 | 27.2±1.3 | 4.1±0.8 |
1)
Data are presented as mean±SD (n=5 in each group, P>0.05 for all comparisons between corn silk extract treated groups and control group).
2)
The dose of corn silk extract was set at either 0 or 2,000 mg/kg body weight.