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Table 5 Evaluation of percent body weight change in the untreated, aqueous and ethanolic extract groups during acute toxicity experiments

From: Antioxidant and antimalarial properties of Sophora exigua Craib. root extract in Plasmodium berghei-infected mice

Groups

Mean body weight (g)

% Change

Day 0

Day 14

Untreated group

31.63 ± 0.30

35.39 ± 0.83

11.88 ± 3.71

Aqueous extract 2000 mg/kg

26.59 ± 0.99

27.76 ± 0.86

4.44 ± 1.59a

Ethanol extract 2000 mg/kg

27.26 ± 1.60

27.98 ± 1.33

2.68 ± 2.21a

  1. Data are presented as the mean ± SD (n = 5 per group)
  2. Data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA, followed by post hoc Tukey’s multiple comparison test
  3. ap < 0.05, significantly different compared to the untreated group
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Tropical Medicine and Health

ISSN: 1349-4147

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