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Table 1 Body and reproductive tissue weights of control and alcohol-induced male albino rats treated with the T. conophorum leaf extract

From: Tetracarpidium conophorum ameliorates oxidative reproductive toxicity induced by ethanol in male rats

Parameters

Control

Alcohol group

50 mg/kg extract

500 mg/kg extract

1000 mg/kg extract

1.04 mg/kg drug

Initial body weight (g)

348 ± 8.66

284 ± 13.11

292 ± 21.03

292 ± 22.23

294 ± 18.52

298 ± 16.52

Final body weight (g)

368 ± 7.81

325 ± 9.07

297 ± 17.95

312 ± 16.52

295 ± 15.59

272 ± 18.94

Weight gain/loss (%)

5.75

14.44*

1.71*

6.85*

0.34*

−8.72*

Right testis

 Absolute weight (g)

2.03 ± 0.15

1.23 ± 0.03

1.73 ± 0.13

2.07 ± 0.12

2.08 ± 0.02

1.80 ± 0.13

 Weight (g/ 100 g BW)

0.74 ± 0.00

0.32 ± 0.05*

0.49 ± 0.01*

0.56 ± 0.08

0.70 ± 0.03

0.72 ± 0.09

Left testis

 Absolute weight (g)

2.17 ± 0.45

0.99 ± 0.04*

1.67 ± 0.06*

2.14 ± 0.19

2.15 ± 0.08

2.07 ± 0.16

 Weight (g/ 100 g BW)

0.69 ± 0.02

0.22 ± 0.02*

0.55 ± 0.06

0.57 ± 0.12

0.58 ± 0.02

0.51 ± 0.02

Epididymis

 Absolute weight (g)

1.47 ± 0.41

0.61 ± 0.05*

1.05 ± 0.16

1.40 ± 0.39

1.43 ± 0.08

1.42 ± 0.11

 Weight (g/ 100 g BW)

0.50 ± 0.03

0.18 ± 0.05*

0.34 ± 0.02

0.37 ± 0.12

0.39 ± 0.05

0.31 ± 0.02

Seminal vesicle

 Absolute weight (g)

1.09 ± 0.41

0.29 ± 0.05*

0.40 ± 0.06*

0.95 ± 0.11

0.96 ± 0.08

0.96 ± 0.07

 Weight (g/ 100 g BW)

0.46 ± 0.03

0.08 ± 0.01*

0.14 ± 0.02*

0.17 ± 0.03*

0.35 ± 0.04

0.15 ± 0.02*

Prostate gland

 Absolute weight (g)

1.20 ± 0.22

0.40 ± 0.07*

0.84 ± 0.18

1.16 ± 0.10

1.21 ± 0.18

1.17 ± 0.19

 Weight (g/ 100 g BW)

0.60 ± 0.00

0.12 ± 0.05*

0.20 ± 0.03*

0.29 ± 0.03*

0.51 ± 0.06

0.26 ± 0.02*

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SD, n = 5. *Significant (p < 0.0001) compared with the control group