Research Article
Antimutagenic Effect of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. Aqueous Extract on Rats Treated with Monosodium Glutamate
Table 2
Mean body weight (g) and weight gain (mean ± SD) for rats treated for 15 days with aqueous extract of H. sabdariffa L.
| | Treatment | Number of animals | Initial weight (g) ± SD | Final weight (g) ± SD | Weight gain (g) ± SD |
| | Water + 0.9% | 5 | 220.37 ± 32.66 | 273.0 ± 28.63 | 48.4 ± 23.98 | | Water + CP (25 mg/Kg | 5 | 201.87 ± 37.79 | 273.0 ± 4.47 | 60.0 ± 32.59 | | H. sabdariffa L. + CP (25 mg/Kg) | 8 | 203.11 ± 26.26 | 236.25 ± 28.75 | 35.52 ± 10.83 | | H. sabdariffa L. + 0.9% NaCl | 8 | 207.87 ± 31.74 | 248.12 ± 38.53 | 40.25 ± 27.44 |
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Control; Cyclophosphamide. Mean and standard deviation.
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