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Table 2 Effect of different concentrations of ethyl acetate extract of A. flavus on different parameters of comet assay in rat blood

From: Aspergillus flavus induced oxidative stress and immunosuppressive activity in Spodoptera litura as well as safety for mammals

Tail length (μm)

24

96

t value

% Tail DNA

24

96

t value

Control

14.57 ± 0.18a

14.78 ± 0.13a

1.48

Control

4.73 ± 0.41a

5.13 ± 0.09a

0.58

100 mg/kg

14.84 ± 0.21a

14.99 ± 0.10a

0.78

100 mg/kg

4.84 ± 0.02a

5.19 ± 0.23a

0.54

200 mg/kg

15.14 ± 0.04a

15.51 ± 0.11b

1.40

200 mg/kg

4.99 ± 0.45a

5.52 ± 0.18a

1.31

F value

2.932

14.738**

 

F value

1.130

1.378

 

Tail Moment (AU)

24

96

t value

Olive Tail Moment (AU)

24

96

t value

Control

1.54 ± 0.27a

1.64 ± 0.32a

0.48

Control

2.01 ± 0.07a

2.14 ± 0.15a

0.75

100 mg/kg

1.65 ± 0.11a

1.44 ± 0.11a

1.38

100 mg/kg

2.11 ± 0.05a

2.45 ± 0.06a

19.27

200 mg/kg

2.02 ± 0.10a

2.33 ± 0.15a

0.66

200 mg/kg

2.25 ± 0.01a

2.78 ± 0.29a

3.71

F value

0.248

0.062

 

F value

4.527

2.72

 
  1. ** (p ≤ 0.01), The values represented as mean ± standard error. Different letters a, b within the columns are significantly different (Tukey’s test, p ≤ 0.05) and signify the effect of concentration