Table 2: Mean daily water consumption (mL/day/rat) during 28 days of treatment with E. camaldulensis EO.
Week |
Sex |
Doses |
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Control |
100 mg/kg |
500 mg/kg |
1000 mg/kg |
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Week 1 |
F |
33.57 ± 3.41 |
32.43 ± 2.23 |
35.86 ± 6.39 |
35.00 ± 5.83 |
M |
35.14 ± 2.12 |
33.29 ± 6.24 |
35.57 ± 3.82 |
32.57 ± 3.05 |
|
Week 2 |
F |
35.57 ± 5.91 |
35.29 ± 3.20 |
38.71 ± 6.34 |
42.14 ± 7.78 |
M |
39.71 ± 2.98 |
38.14 ± 3.53 |
40.29 ± 4.46 |
40.00 ± 6.43 |
|
Week 3 |
F |
39.86 ± 3.85 |
40.43 ± 3.16 |
40.86 ± 4.34 |
42.57 ± 5.50 |
M |
41.14 ± 4.91 |
42.57 ± 7.09 |
41.86 ± 4.06 |
41.86 ± 6.23 |
|
Week 4 |
F |
40.57 ± 6.24 |
43.00 ± 3.83 |
50.00 ± 6.85* |
52.00 ± 5.66** |
M |
47.14 ± 5.30 |
47.14 ± 5.21 |
46.57 ± 6.40 |
48.86 ± 5.93 |
(n = 10; 5/sex) M = Male; F = Female
**p ˂ 0.01 =˃ highly significant; *p ˂ 0.05 =˃ significant difference; p ˃ 0.05 =˃ no significant difference