Table 9.
Control (G1) |
250 mg/kg/day (G2) | 500 mg/kg/day (G3) | 1000 mg/kg/day (G4) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Females | |||||
Body Weight | g | 325.21 ± 25.90 | 295.86 ± 34.91b | 313.71 ± 14.59 | 286.54 ± 24.63b |
Ovary (Lt.) | g | 0.04 ± 0.009 | 0.04 ± 0.01 | 0.04 ± 0.01 | 0.04 ± 0.009 |
% | 0.012 ± 0.003 | 0.014 ± 0.005 | 0.014 ± 0.003 | 0.016 ± 0.003 | |
Ovary (Rt.) | g | 0.04 ± 0.01 | 0.04 ± 0.01 | 0.04 ± 0.01 | 0.04 ± 0.007 |
% | 0.012 ± 0.003 | 0.015 ± 0.003 | 0.015 ± 0.004 | 0.015 ± 0.002 | |
Uterus | g | 0.68 ± 0.26 | 0.74 ± 0.38 | 0.67 ± 0.33 | 0.71 ± 0.19 |
% | 0.21 ± 0.08 | 0.26 ± 0.16 | 0.21 ± 0.11 | 0.25 ± 0.07 | |
Spleen | g | 0.56 ± 0.06 | 0.57 ± 0.15 | 0.56 ± 0.07 | 0.56 ± 0.06 |
% | 0.17 ± 0.02 | 0.19 ± 0.07 | 0.18 ± 0.02 | 0.19 ± 0.01 | |
Liver | g | 8.67 ± 1.22 | 8.08 ± 0.92 | 8.49 ± 0.54 | 7.98 ± 1.01 |
% | 2.66 ± 0.31 | 2.75 ± 0.39 | 2.70 ± 0.10 | 2.77 ± 0.15 | |
Adrenal (Lt.) | g | 0.03 ± 0.004 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 0.03 ± 0.005 | 0.03 ± 0.004 |
% | 0.010 ± 0.001 | 0.012 ± 0.003 | 0.010 ± 0.001 | 0.011 ± 0.001 | |
Adrenal (Rt.) | g | 0.03 ± 0.005 | 0.03 ± 0.007 | 0.03 ± 0.004 | 0.03 ± 0.004 |
% | 0.009 ± 0.002 | 0.012 ± 0.002 | 0.010 ± 0.001 | 0.010 ± 0.001 | |
Kidney (Lt.) | g | 0.93 ± 0.09 | 0.92 ± 0.13 | 0.92 ± 0.07 | 0.91 ± 0.12 |
% | 0.28 ± 0.02 | 0.31 ± 0.05 | 0.29 ± 0.02 | 0.32 ± 0.02 | |
Kidney (Rt.) | g | 0.97 ± 0.09 | 0.93 ± 0.14 | 0.96 ± 0.07 | 0.95 ± 0.16 |
% | 0.29 ± 0.02 | 0.31 ± 0.05 | 0.30 ± 0.02 | 0.33 ± 0.04 | |
Heart | g | 1.02 ± 0.09 | 0.92 ± 0.11a | 1.01 ± 0.07 | 0.94 ± 0.07 |
% | 0.31 ± 0.02 | 0.31 ± 0.03 | 0.32 ± 0.01 | 0.33 ± 0.01 | |
Lung | g | 1.31 ± 0.13 | 1.27 ± 0.15 | 1.29 ± 0.16 | 1.21 ± 0.10 |
% | 0.40 ± 0.02 | 0.43 ± 0.06 | 0.41 ± 0.06 | 0.42 ± 0.03 | |
Brain | g | 1.95 ± 0.06 | 1.94 ± 0.10 | 1.96 ± 0.07 | 1.98 ± 0.08 |
% | 0.60 ± 0.05 | 0.66 ± 0.09 | 0.62 ± 0.04 | 0.69 ± 0.06a | |
Pituitary | g | 0.016 ± 0.006 | 0.014 ± 0.004 | 0.015 ± 0.003 | 0.014 ± 0.003 |
% | 0.0050 ± 0.002 | 0.0049 ± 0.001 | 0.0048 ± 0.001 | 0.0051 ± 0.001 | |
Thymus | g | 0.23 ± 0.03 | 0.25 ± 0.04 | 0.26 ± 0.05 | 0.25 ± 0.07 |
% | 0.07 ± 0.006 | 0.08 ± 0.010 | 0.08 ± 0.019 | 0.08 ± 0.022 |
Values are Mean ± SD.
Significant difference compared with 2000 mg/kg group value, p < 0.05.
Significant difference compared with control group value, p < 0.05.