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Table 2 Effect of AESb on the duration (days) of the various phases in the estrous cycle

From: Effect of the aqueous extract of Senecio biafrae (Oliv. & Hiern) J. Moore on sexual maturation of immature female rat

Doses

Phases of the estrous cycle

   
 

Proestrus

Estrus

Metestrus

Diestrus

Cycle Length

0 mg/kg

0.80 ± 0.17

1.38 ± 0.19

0.57 ± 0.11

1.22 ± 0.16

4.00 ± 0.16

8 mg/kg

0.56 ± 0.10

1.60 ± 0.19

0.57 ± 0.12

1.27 ± 0.15

4.00 ± 0.11

32 mg/kg

0.65 ± 0.13

1.58 ± 0.24

0.35 ± 0.07

1.42 ± 0.17

4.00 ± 0.19

64 mg/kg

0.75 ± 0.17

1.25 ± 0.19

0.73 ± 0.14

1.28 ± 0.11

4.01 ± 0.15

  1. The length of the phases is expressed as days. Each value represents the mean ± SEM for 13 animals
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

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