Table 4.

Absolute and relative organ weights from male rats treated orally with Py-mulin for 28 days

Parameters	0 mg/kg b.w.	50 mg/kg b.w.	100 mg/kg b.w.	300 mg/kg b.w.
Absolute organ weight (g)
Heart	0.94 ± 0.0.09	0.93 ± 0.08	0.88 ± 0.13	0.97 ± 0.12
Liver	9.82 ± 0.76	9.55 ± 0.53	9.08 ± 0.68	9.69 ± 0.40
Spleen	0.58 ± 0.10	0.54 ± 0.11	0.56 ± 0.08	0.52 ± 0.07
Lungs	1.31 ± 0.21	1.25 ± 0.16	1.10 ± 0.12	1.17 ± 0.13
Kidneys	1.89 ± 0.22	1.82 ± 0.17	1.75 ± 0.19	1.85 ± 0.28
Thymus	0.44 ± 0.07	0.45 ± 0.12	0.34 ± 0.06*	0.47 ± 0.11
Testis	2.69 ± 0.22	2.68 ± 0.18	2.67 ± 0.18	2.72 ± 0.23
relative organ weight
Heart	0.37 ± 0.03	0.38 ± 0.03	0.38 ± 0.04	0.40 ± 0.04
Liver	3.88 ± 0.24	3.91 ± 0.12	3.90 ± 0.14	4.04 ± 0.12
Spleen	0.23 ± 0.03	0.22 ± 0.04	0.24 ± 0.03	0.22 ± 0.02
Lungs	0.52 ± 0.06	0.51 ± 0.06	0.47 ± 0.03	0.493 ± 0.04
Kidneys	0.74 ± 0.06	0.75 ± 0.04	0.75 ± 0.08	0.77 ± 0.09
Thymus	0.17 ± 0.02	0.18 ± 0.04	0.15 ± 0.03	0.19 ± 0.04
Testis	1.06 ± 0.05	1.10 ± 0.07	1.15 ± 0.06*	1.13 ± 0.06

Values are mean ± SD for 10 rats in each group

*Statistically significant difference compared to control (p < 0.05)