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Table 2 Effects of L. acida on relative weight of reproductive organs in colibri®-exposed rats

From: Colibri® insecticide induces male reproductive toxicity: alleviating effects of Lannea acida (Anacardiaceae) in rats

Treatments

Doses

Relative weights (mg/100 g bw)

 

Testis

Epididymis

Seminal vesicle

Prostate

Untreated

10 ml/kg

1317.79 ± 55.90

385.47 ± 18.52

504.34 ± 44.17

124.73 ± 20.46

14 Days

Colibri® + DW

10 ml/kg

1006.94 ± 57.68###

260.42 ± 28.01##

318.29 ± 28.57##

92.59 ± 6.01#

Colibri® + CC

2 mg/kg

1211.62 ± 40.68**

383.77 ± 15.52**

515.35 ± 41.57**

109.65 ± 3.83

Colibri® + Vit E

75 mg/kg

1439.21 ± 47.40***

372.21 ± 5.95**

409.43 ± 50.29

124.07 ± 11.98*

Colibri® + AE

170 mg/kg

1361.17 ± 31.18***

390.46 ± 15.10***

536.88 ± 32.46**

108.46 ± 8.54

Colibri® + AE

340 mg/kg

1446.64 ± 38.06***

379.54 ± 25.95**

511.55 ± 39.47**

126.51 ± 10.28*

Colibri® + ME

170 mg/kg

1396.25 ± 31.49***

369.76 ± 8.85**

485.65 ± 26.33*

121.41 ± 5.22*

Colibri® + ME

340 mg/kg

1519.95 ± 38.42***

363.85 ± 16.60*

498.83 ± 49.44*

105.63 ± 12.00

28 Days

Colibri® + DW

10 ml/kg

1000.00 ± 59.98###

248.59 ± 26.46##

469.27 ± 45.33

122.91 ± 17.37

Colibri® + CC

2 mg/kg

1574.59 ± 24.17***

403.31 ± 13.84*

316.38 ± 23.12#

79.10 ± 8.31#

Colibri® + Vit E

75 mg/kg

1478.41 ± 50.77***

404.21 ± 17.89*

370.17 ± 33.46

77.35 ± 11.55

Colibri® + AE

170 mg/kg

1626.57 ± 48.17***

402.72 ± 76.59*

531.56 ± 71.37**

132.89 ± 17.14*

Colibri® + AE

340 mg/kg

1559.25 ± 61.10***

405.41 ± 29.78*

523.01 ± 74.79**

125.52 ± 22.76*

Colibri® + ME

170 mg/kg

1719.24 ± 23.00***

452.16 ± 14.78**

540.54 ± 48.29**

145.53 ± 16.37**

Colibri® + ME

340 mg/kg

1595.29 ± 32.51***

418.00 ± 10.04*

662.46 ± 43.99***

136.70 ± 7.49*

  1. Number of rats per group = 5. All values are expressed as mean ± SEM
  2. DW distilled water, CC clomiphene citrate, Vit E vitamin E, AE aqueous extract, ME Methanol extract
  3. ##: p ≤ 0.01; ###: p ≤ 0.001: significantly different compared with untreated animals; *: p ≤ 0.05; **: p ≤ 0.01: significantly different compared with colibri® + DW group; ***: p ≤ 0.001: significantly different compared with colibri® + DW group