Table 2 Mean parentages ± SEM of chromosomal aberration in bone marrow cells of MMC-treated mice supplemented with different doses (50 and 100 mg/kg body wt) of Nitraria retusa leaf extracts at different time intervals (3 days, 1 week, and 1 month)

Control

0.80 ± 0.04^d

0.40 ± 0.02^e

0.60 ± 0.03^c

0.20 ± 0.02^c

0.20 ± 0.02^e

0.20 ± 0.02^d

2.40 ± 0.04^e

0.40 ± 0.11^d

0.20 ± 0.14^c

0.60 ± 0.02^d

MMC

6.70 ± 0.12^a

7.40 ± 0.14^a

3.30 ± 0.12^a

5.20 ± 0.14^a

7.80 ± 0.13^a

5.20 ± 0.14^a

35.60 ± 0.16^a

4.40 ± 0.17^a

3.20 ± 0.13^a

7.60 ± 0.11^a

MMC + NR50 3 days

5.40 ± 0.08^a

4.80 ± 0.13^b

2.70 ± 0.06^ab

4.80 ± 0.02^a

6.20 ± 0.04^ab

6.40 ± 0.04^a

30.30 ± 0.22^ab

3.60 ± 0.02^ab

3.10 ± 0.04^ab

6.70 ± 0.03^a

MMC + NR100 3 days

5.10 ± 0.07^a

3.40 ± 0.14^bc

2.40 ± 0.12^ab

3.60 ± 0.05^ab

5.20 ± 0.11^b

5.40 ± 0.08^a

25.10 ± 0.32^b

2.80 ± 0.06^b

3.00 ± 0.04^ab

5.80 ± 0.12^ab

MMC + NR50 1 week

4.60 ± 0.04^ab

3.20 ± 0.11^bc

2.20 ± 0.12^b

2.60 ± 0.08^b

5.10 ± 0.09^b

4.60 ± 0.04^ab

22.30 ± 0.50^bc

2.40 ± 0.06^b

2.50 ± 0.12^b

4.90 ± 0.14^ab

MMC + NR100 1 week

3.80 ± 0.12^b

2.60 ± 0.15^c

2.40 ± 0.11^ab

2.40 ± 0.08^b

4.60 ± 0.06^bc

3.20 ± 0.11^b

19.00 ± 0.42^c

2.10 ± 0.08^b

1.80 ± 0.11^bc

3.90 ± 0.12^b

MMC + NR50 1 month

2.60 ± 0.12^c

1.80 ± 0.06^cd

1.70 ± 0.04^b

1.60 ± 0.08^bc

3.10 ± 0.12^c

2.60 ± 0.04^b

13.40 ± 0.14^cd

1.60 ± 0.08^bc

1.40 ± 0.05^bc

3.00 ± 0.12^b

MMC + NR100 1 month

2.10 ± 0.08^c

1.20 ± 0.04^d

0.80 ± 0.09^c

0.80 ± 0.11^c

1.60 ± 0.08^d

2.10 ± 0.08^c

8.60 ± 0.12^d

1.20 ± 0.08^c

0.60 ± 0.05^c

1.80 ± 0.12^c