Evaluation of Anxiolytic-Like Effect of Aqueous Extract of Asparagus Stem in Mice

Table 4

Effect of AEAS repeated doses on relative organ weights (%) in rats.

Treatment

Dose (g/kg)

Gender

Heart

Liver

Spleen

Lung

Kidney

Brain

Adrenal

Thymus

Testis

Ovary

Control

—

♂

0.81±0.06

4.29±0.56

0.35±0.06

0.75±0.05

0.92±0.11

1.05±0.06

0.019±0.002

0.04±0.01

1.20±0.11

—

♀

0.88±0.06

3.74±0.62

0.34±0.04

0.71±0.05

0.88±0.11

0.95±0.06

0.018±0.003

0.03±0.01

0.08±0.01

AEAS

1.25

♂

0.82±0.04

4.19±0.49

0.35±0.04

0.73±0.04

0.92±0.12

1.01±0.04

0.021±0.002

0.04±0.01

1.19±0.13

1.25

♀

0.92±0.06

3.78±0.58

0.34±0.06

0.70±0.04

0.86±0.10

0.91±0.05

0.019±0.002

0.04±0.01

0.08±0.01

2.5

♂

0.85±0.04

4.01±0.44

0.35±0.04

0.75±0.05

0.86±0.08

1.05±0.04

0.024±0.003

0.04±0.01

1.15±0.11

2.5

♀

0.86±0.04

3.69±0.72

0.31±0.05

0.72±0.05

0.81±0.09

0.95±0.06

0.017±0.003

0.03±0.01

0.08±0.01

5.0

♂

0.86±0.04

4.33±0.53

0.36±0.04

0.76±0.04

0.91±0.11

1.06±0.04

0.022±0.002

0.04±0.01

1.26±0.13

5.0

♀

0.86±0.04

3.69±0.41

0.33±0.05

0.69±0.04

0.84±0.15

0.96±0.04

0.018±0.002

0.03±0.01

0.08±0.01

*: significantly different from the control group in the same gender at 𝑃<0.05.
Results are expressed as mean ± SD, 𝑛=10 animals/group.