Table 5.

Effects of oral administration of Plukenetia conophora seedsand4H-Pyran-4-One 2,3-Dihydro-3,5-Dihydroxy-6-Methyl on the relative organ weight of male Wistar rats treated with a single IP dose of 2mg/kg of cadmium chloride.

Group	Testis	Seminal vesicle	Epididymis
Control	0.47±0.09	0.24±0.04	0.26±0.04
Cadmium chloride	0.19±0.03+	0.10±0.02	0.13±0.01+
Cd+Vit E	0.16±0.04	0.16±0.04	0.14±0.02
Cd+100 mg/kg PC	0.45±0.26	0.15±0.05	0.15±0.01
Cd+200mg/kg PC	0.22±0.02	0.26±0.06	0.10±0.02
Cd+25 mg/kg DDMP	0.20±0.03	0.22±0.04	0.15±0.04
Cd+50 mg/kg DDMP	0.35±0.09*	0.23±0.05	0.20±0.05

Values are represented in mean values±SEM, n=6

⁺P<0.05 when compared with controls

^*p<0.05 when compared with the group given cadmium chloride alone

PC – Plukenetia conophora

DDMP - 4H-Pyran-4-One 2,3-Dihydro-3,5-Dihydroxy-6-Methyl