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Table 1 Change in mean body weights of the rats at different days of the experiment

From: Chemical characterization, safety profile and antileiomyoma effects of Tetrapleura tetraptera Taubert (Fabaceae) fruit ethanol extract in Sprague Dawley rats

Dose (mg/kg)

Change in mean body weights (g) at different days

0

7

14

21

28

Control

125.86 ± 14.92

9.87 ± 5.56

9.30 ± 2.14

8.30 ± 1.14

9.96 ± 3.34

200

138.30 ± 10.89

7.90 ± 4.45a

8.29 ± 2.43

7.30 ± 2.14

7.22 ± 1.43b

400

143.74 ± 10.18

6.30 ± 3.14b

6.86 ± 4.71a

7.90 ± 3.43

6.87 ± 4.52b

800

133.22 ± 9.24

5.20 ± 4.90b

6.50 ± 2.77a

5.10 ± 5.14b

5.24 ± 4.78b

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM, n = 6, a = p < 0.05, b = p < 0.01 compared to control