Research Article

Acute and Subacute Toxicity Studies of the Ethyl Acetate Soluble Proanthocyanidins of the Immature Inflorescence of Cocos nucifera L. in Female Wistar Rats

Table 6

Effect of EASPA on relative organ weights in the subacute toxicity study.

GroupLiverKidneysHeartSpleenUterus

Control4.63 ± 0.130.79 ± 0.000.37 ± 0.010.25 ± 0.000.91 ± 0.03
1.75 mg/kg4.49 ± 0.150.79 ± 0.020.34 ± 0.010.24 ± 0.000.83 ± 0.05
3.5 mg/kg4.53 ± 0.150.8 ± 0.000.35 ± 0.010.23 ± 0.000.92 ± 0.00
7 mg/kg4.40 ± 0.280.82 ± 0.020.34 ± 0.010.25 ± 0.010.98 ± 0.00
14 mg/kg3.42 ± 0.290.73 ± 0.010.35 ± 0.000.23 ± 0.000.82 ± 0.02

Values are expressed as a mean ± SEM ( and ).