Antiperoxidative Activity of Tetracarpidium conophorum Leaf Extract in Reproductive Organs of Male Rats
Table 3
Body and reproductive organ weights of male albino rats treated with the T. conophorum leaf extract.
Parameters
Control
50 mg/kg extract
500 mg/kg extract
1000 mg/kg extract
1.04 mg/kg drug
Initial body weight (g)
348 ± 7.81
307 ± 15.82
305 ± 28.93
309 ± 24.41
317 ± 7.81
Final body weight (g)
368 ± 12.42
339 ± 14.19
342 ± 14.53
345 ± 13.47
295 ± 12.41
Weight gain (%)
20
32
37
36
22
Right testis
Absolute weight (g)
1.88 ± 0.04
1.88 ± 0.11
1.95 ± 0.11
2.95 ± 0.11
3.06 ± 0.18
Weight (g/100 g BW)
0.63 ± 0.01
0.64 ± 0.03
0.65 ± 0.04
0.75 ± 0.04
0.69 ± 0.06
Left testis
Absolute weight (g)
2.11 ± 0.05
2.16 ± 0.02
2.51 ± 0.08
3.04 ± 0.45
3.11 ± 0.06
Weight (g/100 g BW)
0.67 ± 0.00
0.67 ± 0.01
0.68 ± 0.02
0.62 ± 0.01
0.66 ± 0.03
Epididymis
Absolute weight (g)
0.47 ± 0.05
1.42 ± 0.11
1.46 ± 0.11
1.48 ± 0.12
1.49 ± 0.20
Weight (g/100 g BW)
0.50 ± 0.03
0.44 ± 0.03
0.46 ± 0.03
0.49 ± 0.04
0.51 ± 0.06
Seminal vesicle
Absolute weight (g)
0.77 ± 0.15
0.84 ± 0.12
0.93 ± 0.04
1.09 ± 0.41
0.94 ± 0.10
Weight (g/100 g BW)
0.46 ± 0.03
0.24 ± 0.02
0.25 ± 0.03
0.26 ± 0.11
0.26 ± 0.03
Prostate gland
Absolute weight (g)
1.00 ± 0.10
1.07 ± 0.18
1.18 ± 0.28
1.20 ± 0.22
1.19 ± 0.01
Weight (g/100 g BW)
0.60 ± 0.00
0.32 ± 0.05
0.32 ± 0.07
0.35 ± 0.07
0.36 ± 0.08
Data are expressed as mean ± SD, . Significant (), significant (), significant (), and highly significant () compared with the control group, #significant () compared with the standard drug.
