Table 4.
Effect of different concentrations of ethyl acetate extract of A. flavus on different parameters of comet assay in rat kidney
|
Tail Length (μm) |
24 | 96 | t value | % Tail DNA | 24 | 96 | t value |
| Control | 14.95 ± 0.22a | 15.16 ± 0.39a | 0.34 | Control | 4.74 ± 0.14a | 4.53 ± 0.04a | 1.39 |
| 100 mg/kg | 15.18 ± 0.37ab | 15.21 ± 0.15a | 0.78 | 100 mg/kg | 4.96 ± 0.09a | 5.07 ± 0.16b | 0.54 |
| 200 mg/kg | 15.38 ± 0.02b | 15.57 ± 0.04a | 0.43 | 200 mg/kg | 5.05 ± 0.30a | 5.06 ± 0.02b | 0.36 |
| F value | 0.717 | 0.842 | F value | 0.640 | 9.92* | ||
| Tail Moment (AU) | 24 | 96 | t value | Olive Tail Moment (AU) | 24 | 96 | t value |
| Control | 1.70 ± 0.15a | 1.72 ± 0.16a | 2.44 | Control | 1.93 ± 0.32a | 2.01 ± 0.31a | 0.12 |
| 100 mg/kg | 1.92 ± 0.05a | 1.91 ± 0.31a | 1.38 | 100 mg/kg | 1.99 ± 0.01a | 1.96 ± 0.35a | 19.72 |
| 200 mg/kg | 2.12 ± 0.13a | 2.31 ± 0.09a | 1.90 | 200 mg/kg | 2.10 ± 0.15a | 2.17 ± 0.17a | 1.98 |
| F value | 2.970 | 0.986 | F value | 0.189 | 0.141 |
* (p ≤ 0.05). The values represented as mean ± standard error. Different letters a, b within the columns are significantly different (Tukey’s test, p ≤ 0.05) and signify the effect of concentration