Research Article
Evaluation of Acute and Subchronic Toxicity Induced by the Crude Ethanol Extract of Plukenetia volubilis Linneo Leaves in Swiss Albino Mice
Table 5
The effect of EtPV on the urinalysis parameters by mice of acute and sub-chronic toxicity.
| Group | Volume (ml) | Specificity gravity | pH | Glucose (mg/dl) | Protein (mg/dl) | Ketones (mg/dl) | Blood cell (cells/μl) |
| Acute oral toxicity | Control group | | | | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | 1000 mg/kg | | | | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | 3000 mg/kg | | | | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | 5000 mg/kg | | | | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | 7000 mg/kg | | | | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Subchronic oral toxicity | Control group | | | | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | 100 mg/kg | | | | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | 300 mg/kg | | | | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | 500 mg/kg | | | | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | 700 mg/kg | | | | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
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Values are displayed as . Value that is significantly different from the corresponding value of the control group ( ) was marked with an asterisk. |