Research Article
Effects of Biochemical Alteration in Animal Model after Short-Term Exposure of Jatropha curcas (Linn) Leaf Extract
Table 2
Weight gain, food consumption, and fecal output of rats administered
J. curcas extract (
, mean ± SD).
| Parameter | Dose of extract (mg/kg body weight) | Control | 500 | 1000 | 2000 |
| Weight gain (g/day/rat) | 1.52 ± 0.23a | 1.64 ± 0.45b | 1.57 ± 0.65b | 1.2 ± 0.59d |
Food intake (g/day/rat) | 21.34 ± 1.32a | 24.93 ± 0.32b | 25.01 ± 1.24d | 23.82 ± 1.51e | Dry fecal output (g/day/rat) | 1.34 ± 0.09a | 1.29 ± 0.05c | 1.41 ± 0.06c | 2.01 ± 0.03e |
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Means with the same letter are not significantly different ().
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