An Appraisal of Pumpkin Seed Extract in 1, 2-Dimethylhydrazine Induced Colon Cancer in Wistar Rats

Table 4

Effect of pumpkin seed extract on colon length/weight ratio.

Treatment	Colon L/W ratio (cm/g)
Control	10.76 ± 0.974
DMH control	7.945 ± 0.586
Standard	9.929 ± 1.364
Treatment – 100mg/kg	8.715 ± 0.834
Treatment – 200mg/kg	8.234 ± 1.015
Pretreatment-100mg/kg	9.796 ± 0.676
Pretreatment-200mg/kg	10.559 ± 1.379

All values are mean ± SEM of six samples; P<0.05 versus control; P<0.05 versus DMH control.