Research Article
Acute Toxicity of Dental Gel Based on Origanum vulgare in Mice
Table 5
Average weight of the internal organs of mice.
| Mice | Organs | Relative weight of the organ | 500 mg/kg | 1000 mg/kg | 2000 mg/kg | Control |
| Males | Lungs | 0.62 ± 0.02 | 0.60 ± 0.03 | 0.65 ± 0.4 | 0.63 ± 0.08 | Heart | 0.42 ± 0.46 | 0.45 ± 0.28 | 0.43 ± 0.06 | 0.44 ± 0.03 | Liver | 1.5 ± 0.09 | 1.6 ± 0.04 | 1.4 ± 0.02 | 1.5 ± 0.7 | Kidneys | 0.5 ± 0.5 | 0.7 ± 0.6 | 0.5 ± 0.42 | 0.5 ± 0.09 | Spleen | 0.3 ± 0.65 | 0.3 ± 0.09 | 0.2 ± 0.28 | 0.3 ± 0.26 | Testis | 0.1 ± 0.7 | 0.2 ± 0.76 | 0.15 ± 0.8 | 0.2 ± 0.10 |
| Females | Lungs | 0.47 ± 0.32 | 0.45 ± 0.07 | 0.43 ± 0.45 | 0.44 ± 0.26 | Heart | 0.37 ± 0.06 | 0.32 ± 0.02 | 0.32 ± 0.6 | 0.36 ± 0.2 | Liver | 1.2 ± 0.18 | 1.3 ± 0.12 | 1.2 ± 0.03 | 1.3 ± 0.4 | Kidneys | 0.3 ± 0.4 | 0.2 ± 0.4 | 0.3 ± 0.11 | 0.2 ± 0.5 | Spleen | 0.1 ± 0.5 | 0.1 ± 0.2 | 0.1 ± 0.12 | 0.1 ± 0.4 | Ovary | 0.1 ± 0.04 | 0.1 ± 0.60 | 0.2 ± 0.9 | 0.1 ± 0.08 |
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