Biochemical changes in diabetic rats treated with ethanolic extract of Chysophyllum albidum fruit-skin

The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology

Table 1 Experimental design

Group	Number of rats	Treatment
Group A. Normal control (NC)	7	Distilled water in place of extract
Group B. Diabetic control (DC)	7	Distilled water in place of extract
Group C. Non-diabetic (ND-200	7	Extract (200 mg/kg body weight).
Group D. Non-diabetic (ND-100)	7	Extract (100 mg/kg body weight
Group E. Diabetic (D-200)	7	Extract (200 mg/kg body weight)
Group F. Diabetic (D-100)	7	Extract (100 mg/kg body weight)

NC normal control rats: animals received distilled water in place of extract, DC diabetic control rats: animals received distilled water in place of extract, ND-200 non-diabetic rats: animals received 200 mg/kg body weight of extract, ND-100 non-diabetic rats: animals received 100 mg/kg body weight of extract, D-200 diabetic rats: animals received 200 mg/kg of extract, D-100 diabetic rats: animals received 100 mg/kg of extract