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Table 4 Body weights of alloxan-induced diabetic rats before and after treatment with the aqueous extract from Cissus sicyoides (AECS)

From: Hypoglycemic and anti-lipemic effects of the aqueous extract from Cissus sicyoides

Group

Body weight (g)

% Death

 

Before

After

 

Control

218.3 ± 4.30 (15)

169.3 ± 5.41 (10)*

33

AECS

   

100 mg/kg, p.o.

288.8 ± 6.63 (15)

264.3 ± 14.45 (8)

47

200 mg/kg, p.o.

243.7 ± 7.63 (15)

208.7 ± 9.61 (7)

53

  1. Values are means ± SEM. Animals were administered daily with distilled water (controls) or AECS, for 7 days (see Methods, for details). *p < 0.05, as compared to the same group, 48 h after the alloxan injection (ANOVA and Tukey as the post hoc test).
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BMC Pharmacology

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