| Chemical |
N |
MNPCEs/10000 PCEs |
Mean ± S.D./Groups |
| CG |
5 |
0 |
0.0 ± 0.0 |
| PCG |
5 |
61 |
48.2 ± 14.114 |
| G100 |
5 |
4 |
0.8 ± 1.3 |
| G250 |
5 |
17 |
3.4 ± 0.55* |
| G500 |
5 |
30 |
6.0 ± 1.41* |
|
| Mean ± Standart desviation; MNPCEs: micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes;
MMS: methyl methanesulfonate; PCEs: polychromatic erythrocytes. (*=0,0000) |
| Table 1: Effect of the treatment with 100, 250 and 50 mg/kg/day of Oncidium
flexuosum Sims. crude extract during 15 consecutive days showing the number of
micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes in bone marrow of male rats. |