Citrus aurantium Ameliorates Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity

Table 7

Effect of crude extract of C. aurantium on absolute potassium excretion in rats treated with cisplatin

		Days of observation
Parameter	Groups	0 day	7^th day	14^th day	21^st day
Absolute excretion of potassium	Control	0.0062 ± 0.00070	0.0039 ± 0.00087	0.0029 ± 0.00027	0.0024 ± 0.00048
	Cisplatin	0.0055 ± 0.00089	0.0057 ± 0.00042	0.0061 ± 0.00037	0.0067 ± 0.00092
	Cisplatin + C. aurantium (200 mg/kg)	0.0055 ± 0.0096	0.0043 ± 0.00069	0.0041 ± 0.00063	0.042 ± 0.00055
	Cisplatin + C. aurantium (400 mg/kg)	0.0057 ± 0.0071	0.0023 ± 0.00045	0.0018 ± 0.00051	0.034 ± 0.00057

Statistical analysis was done through one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) trailed by Bonferroni post hoc test for all groups in respective days. The results are considered significant () if . . Results were compared in a column with the respective control values.