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Table 1 Effect of butanol extract of P. aphylla on percent increase in body weight in control and diabetic rats

From: Phytochemicals of Periploca aphylla Dcne. ameliorated streptozotocin-induced diabetes in rat

Treatment (mg/kg)

Percent increase in body weight

Absolute liver weight (g)

Relative liver weight (% to body weight)

Absolute kidney weight (g)

Relative kidney weight (% to body weight)

Normal control

34.70 ± 1.82

5.28 ± 0.94

0.052 ± 0.001

1.56 ± 0.04

0.015 ± 0.0001

Diabetic control

20.76 ± 1.21*

3.42 ± 0.68

0.034 ± 0.001*

0.42 ± 0.01

0.004 ± 0.0001*

Db + PAB 200

25.29 ± 0.56*#

4.12 ± 0.54

0.041 ± 0.001*#

0.83 ± 0.08

0.008 ± 0.0001*#

Db + PAB 400

28.98 ± 1.26*#

4.88 ± 0.37

0.048 ± 0.002*#

1.32 ± 0.02

0.013 ± 0.0003#

Db + Glib 10

31.06 ± 0.98*#

5.13 ± 0.75

0.051 ± 0.002#

1.51 ± 0.02

0.015 ± 0.0002#

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SEM (06). “*” indicates significance difference from normal control whereas “#” from diabetic control at P < 0.01 level
  2. Db diabetic, PAB P. aphylla n-butanol extract, Glib glibenclamide