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Clinical Phytoscience

International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 1 Effect of Vitellaria paradoxa extract on the relative body weight in alloxan-induced diabetic rats

From: Antidiabetic and antioxidant potentials of Vitellaria paradoxa barks in alloxan-induced diabetic rats

Groups

Body weight (g)

Week 0

Week 1

Week 2

Normal control

158.0 ± 4.3

169.6 ± 2.0

174.2 ± 2.7

Diabetic control

159.4 ± 6.5

159.0 ± 6.7*

156.0 ± 3.8***

Glibenclamide 2.5 mg/kg

149.0 ± 4.3

160.4 ± 7.8a

172.8 ± 5.0c

Extract 125 mg/kg

164.0 ± 8.3

169.6 ± 10.9

176.4 ± 9.0b

Extract 250 mg/kg

192.3 ± 13.4

249.0 ± 3.1

265.0 ± 3.6c

Extract 500 mg/kg

158.0 ± 4.4

166.4 ± 6.8

174.6 ± 8.3b

  1. Each value is expressed as mean ± S.E.M. (n = 5). **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001 significantly different when compared to the normal control group. ap < 0.05; bp < 0.01; cp < 0.001 significantly different when compared to the diabetic control group
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