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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 2 Plasma Glucose (mg/dl) and serum Albumin, Globulin, Total Protein (g/dl) of salt-loaded rabbits; treated with aqueous (B) and ethanol (C) extracts of Acalypha wilkesiana leaves, continuous salt loading (A), salt loaded and non-treated (D), non-loaded and non-treated (E)

From: Evaluation of the efficacy of Acalypha wilkesiana leaves in managing cardiovascular disease risk factors in rabbits exposed to salt-loaded diets

 

GROUPS

 

DAY

A (Cont. Salt)

B (Salt + Aq.Ext)

C (Salt + Et.Ext)

D (Salt + NoExt)

E (Control)

PLASMA GLUCOSE (mg/dl)

71

74.13 ± 8.82

73.33 ± 8.11

77.47 ± 6.85

76.53 ± 6.33

94.80 ± 5.05

78

72.75 ± 2.79

66.75 ± 0.82

67.26 ± 0.83

80.23 ± 4.67

95.30 ± 4.52

SERUM ALBUMIN (g/dl)

71

6.33 ± 0.74

6.15 ± 1.08*

5.87 ± 0.43*

5.60 ± 0.54

2.92 ± 0.18

78

7.08 ± 0.09

3.58 ± 0.42**

2.70 ± 0.32**

4.57 ± 0.39

2.85 ± 0.26

SERUM GLOBULIN (g/dl)

71

1.16 ± 0.83

1.08 ± 0.29*

1.15 ± 1.05*

1.07 ± 0.15

3.67 ± 1.29

78

1.02 ± 0.35

1.95 ± 0.94*

2.03 ± 0.22*

1.56 ± 0.54

3.71 ± 0.68

SERUM TOTAL PROTEIN (g/dl)

71

6.48 ± 0.17

6.66 ± 0.10*

6.89 ± 1.57*

6.28 ± 0.06

7.39 ± 1.01

78

6.11 ± 0.24

4.02 ± 0.35**

4.79 ± 0.17**

6.62 ± 0.38

7.59 ± 0.85

  1. Data represent Means ± S.E.M (n = 6). For each serum parameter, Means with different symbol *, ** along columns, for each parameter, are significantly different (p < 0.05)