Table 2.
Effects of sub-chronic oral administration of ICR on relative organ weights of males rats
| Males | ICR (mg/kg b.w.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control 2,505,001,000 | ||||
| Liver | 3.117 ± 0.224 | 3.244 ± 0.314 ns | 3.173 ± 0.138 ns | 3.485 ± 0.098 ns |
| Heart | 0.283 ± 0.008 | 0.293 ± 0.022 ns | 0.311 ± 0.013 ns | 0.333 ± 0.016* |
| Lungs | 0.595 ± 0.056 | 0.650 ± 0.015 ns | 0.566 ± 0.030 ns | 0.656 ± 0.059 ns |
| Spleen | 0.355 ± 0.031 | 0.325 ± 0.010ns | 0.392 ± 0.049 ns | 0.338 ± 0.013 ns |
| Kidney | 0.604 ± 0.003 | 0.618 ± 0.020 ns | 0.657 ± 0.020* | 0.654 ± 0.023* |
Results were expressed as Mean ± SEM for n = 5 animals per group. *:Significantly different from the control at p < 0.05; ns: non significative; ICR: methanol extract of the roots of Imperata cylindrica