Research Article
Evaluation of the Toxicity of Pradosia huberi Extract during the Preimplantation in Wistar Rats
Table 2
Body weight and absolute and relative weights of rats treated with the hydroalcoholic extract of P. huberi during the preimplantation.
| Variables | Hydroalcoholic extract of Pradosia huberi | Control () | 1.22 mg/kg () | 6.1 mg/kg () | 30.5 mg/kg () |
| Body weight (g) | 252.3 ± 7.2 | 242.1 ± 9.7 | 236.8 ± 7.8 | 248.3 ± 5.5 | Absolute weight (mg) | | | | | Hypophysis | 10.1 ± 0.1 | 11.3 ± 0.2 | 11.6 ± 0.3 | 11.9 ± 0.3 | Right ovary | 34.6 ± 0.6 | 31.7 ± 0.8 | 32.2 ± 1.1 | 31.1 ± 0.8 | Left ovary | 32.7 ± 0.8 | 31.4 ± 0.8 | 30.8 ± 0.9 | 32.1 ± 0.8 | Uterus | 783.6 ± 35.7 | 693.2 ± 39.0 | 690.0 ± 42.1 | 724.9 ± 58.9 | Relative weight (%) | | | | | Hypophysis | 0.003 ± 0.0001 | 0.004 ± 0.0001* | 0.005 ± 0.0002* | 0.005 ± 0.0002* | Right ovary | 0.01 ± 0.0004 | 0.01 ± 0.0004 | 0.01 ± 0.0007 | 0.01 ± 0.0004 | Left ovary | 0.01 ± 0.0006 | 0.01 ± 0.0006 | 0.01 ± 0.0006 | 0.01 ± 0.0004 | Uterus | 0.30 ± 0.002 | 0.24 ± 0.002 | 0.25 ± 0.003 | 0.26 ± 0.002 |
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Values are mean ± S.E.M. * versus control.
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