Research Article

Toxicological Evaluation of Camellia euphlebia Leaves Aqueous Extract Using Acute and Subacute Toxicity Studies in Mice and Genotoxicity Studies

Table 5

Effects of intragastric administration of CEAE for consecutive 28 days on the micronucleus rate in PCEs of murine bone marrow cells.

DrugsDosage (mg/kg)Total number of micronucleusMicronucleus frequency (%)

Control210.18 ± 0.09a
CEAE200230.19 ± 0.07a
CEAE400320.27 ± 0.11a
CEAE600240.20 ± 0.06a

Within each row, values with different superscripts are significantly different from each other (P < 0.05), as determined by Tukey's t-test. CEAE: C. euphlebia aqueous extract.