Research Article

Membrane Stabilization and Detoxification of Acetaminophen-Mediated Oxidative Onslaughts in the Kidneys of Wistar Rats by Standardized Fraction of Zea mays L. (Poaceae), Stigma maydis

Table 1


GroupsDesignationTreatments

1ControlGiven sterile placebo.
2Nephrotoxic rats in two setsAnimals induced with nephrotoxicity and not treated.
3CSEAF-treated onlyGiven 200 mgkg−1 b.w. of CSEAF only for 14 days.
4, 5, and 6PretreatmentPretreated with CSEAF (100 and 200 mgkg−1 b.w.) and vitamin C (200 mgkg−1 b.w.), respectively, for 14 days prior to nephrotoxicity induction.
7, 8, and 9PosttreatmentNephrotoxic rats posttreated, respectively, with the fraction (100 and 200 mgkg−1 b.w.) and vitamin C (200 mgkg−1 b.w.) for 14 days.