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Table 1 Comparison of body weight change among butanol fractionated extract of A. africanus treated groups, at doses of 1000, 3000 and 5000 mg/kg body weight and control mice during the 14 days of observation

From: Toxicological study of the butanol fractionated root extract of Asparagus africanus Lam., on some blood parameter and histopathology of liver and kidney in mice

Group

Dose (mg/kg)

Initial body weight

Body weight at day 7

Final body weight at day 14

III

1000

20.84 ± 0.80

27.62 ± 0.40

30.46 ± 0.45

II

3000

20.83 ± 0.35

27.57 ± 0.70

30.13 ± 0.48

I

5000

21.43 ± 0.54

27.94 ± 0.71

30.90 ± 0.69

IV

Control

20.66 ± 0.44

26.90 ± 0.68

30.07 ± 0.45

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM, n = 6/group