Table 1 Relative organ weight (Mean ± SEM) of mice (n = 6) treated with different doses of cathinone and crude khat extract daily for 4 weeks
Test substances | Group | Organ weight (mean ± SEM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Liver | Kidney | ||
Control | 5.26 ± 0.069 | 1.376 ± 0.09 | |
Cathinone (mg/kg) | 0.625 | 5.38 ± 0.058 | 1.35 ± 0.075 |
1.25 | 5.59 ± 0.029 | 1.38 ± 0.014 | |
2.5 | 6.1 ± 0.153 | 1.44 ± 0.11 | |
5.0 | 6.65 ± 0.167 | 1.9 ± 0.096 | |
Khat (mg/kg) | 50 | 6.02 ± 0.15 | 1.49 ± 0.04 |
100 | 5.89 ± 0.023 | 1.38 ± 0.03 | |
200 | 6.1 ± 0.18 | 1.8 ± 0.1 | |