Anatomy & Cell Biology

Table 3

Mean body weight change in pups on PoND 1, 3, 6, 7, 12, 15, 21 following the administration of EATI during prenatal AlCl₃ exposure (n=6)

Group	BW D1	BW D3	BW D6	BW D7	BW D12	BW D15	BW D21
2 ml/kg of H₂O	7.01±0.07	7.84±0.65	12.41±0.54	14.23±0.10	18.81±0.08	22.90±0.32	38.34±0.75
200 mg/kg bw of AlCl₃	5.90±0.15a)	7.81±0.17	10.38±0.11	10.86±0.24a)	16.86±0.54a)	21.05±1.18	29.26±0.63a)
200 mg/kg bw of AlCl₃+400 mg/kg bw EATI	5.79±0.13a)	9.43±0.86	14.60±0.95	12.26±0.30	18.19±0.70	23.57±0.57	34.74±1.81
200 mg/kg bw of AlCl₃+800 mg/kg bw EATI	6.07±0.03a)	9.06±0.16	10.90±0.19	14.98±0.80	19.37±0.13b)	25.01±0.28b)	30.84±1.00
200 mg/kg bw of AlCl₃+300 mg/kg bw of vitamin E	5.82±0.18a)	8.46±0.40	10.89±0.13	12.78±0.63	15.33±0.43	23.51±0.57	33.54±0.97

Values are presented as mean±SEM. PoND: post-natal day; EATI, ethyl acetate leaf fraction of Tamarindus indica; BW D1, body weight of pups on PoND 1; BW D3, body weight of pups on PoND 3; BW D6, body weight of pups on PoND 6; BW D7, body weight of pups on PoND 7; BW D12, body weight of pups on PoND 12; BW D15, body weight of pups on PoND 15; BW D21, body weight of pups on PoND 21. ^a,b)Significance difference (P<0.05) compared to 2 mg/kg bw of distilled water and 200 mg/kg bw of AlCl₃ treated groups respectively.

Anat Cell Biol 2022;55:320~329 https://doi.org/10.5115/acb.22.033