TY  - JOUR
T1  - Body and Organ Weight Changes Following Administration of Aqueous Extracts of <I>Ficus exasperata. </I>Vahl on White Albino Rats
AU - , Ijeh Ifeoma Irene AU - , C.A. Agbo Chukwunonso 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 5
IS  - 4
SP  - 277
EP  - 279
PY  - 2006
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2006.277.279
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2006.277.279
KW  - Aqueous extract
KW  -Ficus exasperata
KW  -vahl
KW  -body weight
KW  -organ weight
AB  - Administration of aqueous extracts of <I>Ficus exasperata.</I> Vahl at doses 100, 200, 500 and 1000 mg/kg<sup>-1</sup>  body weight to male albino rats resulted in a significant (P=> 0.05) increase in body weight in all test group mean relative kidney and liver weights increased significantly in all test groups while spleen weight decreases from 8.4x10<SUP>-3</SUP>&plusmn;7.9x10<SUP>-3</SUP> to 6.0x10<SUP>-3</SUP>&plusmn; 5.5x10<SUP>-4</SUP> in the group receiving the highest dose. Serum alanine, and aspartate aminotransamisase as a well as serum alkaline Phosphatase activity increased in a dose dependent manner all the test groups.
ER  -