Research Article

Cocoa Pod Husk Pectin Intended as a Pharmaceutical Excipient Has No Adverse Effects on Haematological Parameters in Sprague Dawley Rats

Table 10

Results showing the effects of CPH pectin on total bilirubin in male and female SDRs.

Day Control0.714 mg/kg7.14 mg/kg71.4 mg/kg

Male

301.84±0.192.44±0.221.68±0.272.61±0.25
600.75±0.250.44±0.160.64±0.230.70±0.37
900.97±0.270.64±0.150.78±0.180.83±0.32
Female

300.92±0.070.81±0.140.72±0.040.74±0.07
600.91±0.100.85±0.140.68±0.180.62±0.14
901.12±0.150.89±0.060.92±0.130.85±0.24