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Table 1 Effect of treatment or protection with Artemisia or Echinacea on initial and final body weight and body weight gain percent (BWG %) in DMBA-administered rats of all experimental groups

From: Ameliorative effects of Artemisia and Echinacea extracts against hepato and cardiotoxicity induced by DMBA on albino rats: experimental and molecular docking analyses

Groups

Parameters

Initial body weight (g)

Final body weight (g)

BWG %

Control

148.50 ± 2.86abc

197.33 ± 2.43e

32.88%

DMBA

144.80 ± 2.89ab

116.50 ± 0.99a

 − 19.54%

DMBA + Art

153.20 ± 4.07bc

167.70 ± 2.15c

9.46%

DMBA + Ech

153.67 ± 2.67bc

164.30 ± 2.40bc

6.97%

Art + DMBA

157.50 ± 2.36c

172.33 ± 2.01d

9.39%

Ech + DMBA

140.67 ± 2.03a

161.17 ± 2.09b

14.65%

  1. Each value represents the mean (M) ± standard error (SE) (n = 6)
  2. Values with different superscript letters are considered significantly different (P < 0.05)
  3. Values with same superscript letters are considered non-significantly different (P < 0.05)
  4. Control normal rats, DMBA-administered rats, (DMBA + Art) DMBA -administered rats treated with Artemisia, (DMBA + Ech) DMBA -administered rats treated with Echinacea, (Art + DMBA) DMBA -administered rats protected with Artemisia, (Ech + DMBA) DMBA-administered rats protected with Echinacea