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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 2 Organ-to-body weight ratio (%)

From: Antidiabetic properties of an Ethanolic leaf extract of Launaea taraxacifolia (Willd.) Amin ex C. Jeffrey (Asteraceae) in SD rats

Groups

Pancreas

Liver

Kidney

Brain

Heart

Lung

Normal Control

0.39 ± 0.01**

3.93 ± 0.20*

0.71 ± 0.02***

0.65 ± 0.01

0.48 ± 0.04

0.79 ± 0.03

Negative Control

0.24 ± 0.01

4.49 ± 0.35

0.98 ± 0.07

0.70 ± 0.08

0.48 ± 0.04

0.80 ± 0.06

LTE 500 (mg/kg)

0.37 ± 0.02*

3.93 ± 0.10*

0.80 ± 0.04*

0.76 ± 0.04

0.49 ± 0.03

0.80 ± 0.07

LTE 750 (mg/kg)

0.39 ± 0.01**

3.70 ± 0.10**

0.78 ± 0.02**

0.88 ± 0.04

0.62 ± 0.03

0.83 ± 0.03

LTE 1000 (mg/kg)

0.39 ± 0.02**

3.73 ± 0.12**

0.77 ± 0.02**

0.76 ± 0.03

0.44 ± 0.03

0.80 ± 0.05

Metformin (200 mg/kg)

0.40 ± 0.05**

3.79 ± 0.06**

0.77 ± 0.02**

0.69 ± 0.03

0.54 ± 0.04

0.82 ± 0.05

Glibenclamide(5 mg/kg)

0.43 ± 0.04***

4.2 ± 0.16*

0.89 ± 0.05

0.71 ± 0.03

0.43 ± 0.05

0.80 ± 0.12

  1. KEY: Values in the table represent the means ± SEM (n = 5). Data from each column (organ) were analyzed using one-way ANOVA followed by Dunnett’s multiple comparisons test. * represents statistical significance vs. the negative control group at p˂0.05