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Table 3 Organ weights of rats administered orally with MA for a period of 28 days

From: Assessment of acute and sub-chronic neurotoxicity of Morus alba L. fruits in rodents

Treatment

Dose (mg/kg, p.o.)

Organ weight(gm)

Liver

Lungs

Brain

Heart

Spleen

Kidney

Testis/ovary

L

R

L

R

Control

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Female

6.56 ± 0.30

0.73 ± 0.08

1.98 ± 0.06

1.33 ± 0.05

0.73 ± 0.05

0.83 ± 0.05

0.76 ± 0.05

1.26 ± 0.15

1.26 ± 0.05

MA

100

5.33 ± 0.25

0.63 ± 0.05

1.90 ± 0.06

1.27 ± 0.15

0.72 ± 0.26

0.83 ± 0.20

0.66 ± 0.20

1.33 ± 0.20

1.26 ± 0.20

MA

300

5.33 ± 0.28

0.82 ± 0.19

1.92 ± 0.13

1.33 ± 0.11

0.86 ± 0.15

0.76 ± 0.15

0.80 ± 0.26

1.34 ± 0.17

1.36 ± 0.07

MA

1000

5.51 ± 0.27

0.86 ± 0.25

1.86 ± 0.12

1.23 ± 0.13

0.83 ± 0.11

0.81 ± 0.22

0.73 ± 0.15

1.36 ± 0.21

1.37 ± 0.04

Control

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Male

6.26 ± 0.15

0.74 ± 0.05

2.13 ± 0.01

1.13 ± 0.28

0.56 ± 0.05

0.79 ± 0.25

0.72 ± 0.24

1.27 0.18

1.28 ± 0.13

MA

100

5.16 ± 0.37

0.67 ± 0.58

2.06 ± 0.07

1.15 ± 0.05

0.62 ± 0.16

0.77 ± 0.17

0.67 ± 0.05

1.29 ± 0.24

1.24 ± 0.11

MA

300

5.17 ± 0.39

0.65 ± 0.17

2.04 ± 0.06

1.19 ± 0.67

0.66 ± 0.15

0.69 ± 0.23

0.73 ± 0.16

1.37 ± 0.22

1.32 ± 0.23

MA

1000

5.34 ± 0.36

0.83 ± 0.20

2.13 ± 0.08

1.07 ± 0.14

0.56 ± 0.37

0.87 ± 0.06

0.85 ± 0.17

1.36 ± 0.16

1.36 ± 0.29

  1. n = 6. Values are mean ± SD. There was no significant change in food consumption of rats during treatment