Research Article
Antimutagenic Effect of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. Aqueous Extract on Rats Treated with Monosodium Glutamate
Table 3
Average feed intake and H. sabdariffa L. (dry weight) for rats treated for 15 days with the aqueous extract of H. sabdariffa or water.
| | Treatment | Number of animals | Body weight (g) ± SD | Feed consumption (g/day/animal) ± SD | Consumption of H. sabdariffa (mg/animal/day) |
| | Water + 0,9% | 5 | 248.8 ± 29.82 | 22.01 ± 3.43 | — | | Water + CP (25 mg/Kg | 5 | 243.0 ± 34.69 | 24.30 ± 2.55 | — | | H. sabdariffa L. + CP (25 mg/Kg) | 8 | 218.4 ± 25.55 | 22.88 ± 1.42 | 87.37 | | H. sabdariffa L. + 0,9% NaCl | 8 | 228.0 ± 30.42 | 20.87 ± 2.21 | 91.20 |
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Control; Cyclophosphamide. Mean and standard deviation.
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