Antimalarial Activity of Cocos nucifera Husk Fibre: Further Studies

Table 6

Effects of ethyl acetate fraction of Cocos nucifera (West African Tall variety) husk fibre extract on total protein, albumin, and globulin concentrations in mouse plasma.

Groups (dose in mg/kg b.w.)	Total protein (mg/mL)	Albumin (g/L)	Globulin (g/L)
5% DMSO (control)	22.64 ± 0.86^b	27.86 ± 1.59^a	5.86 ± 0.44^ab
31.25	24.84 ± 1.03^b	30.09 ± 1.57^a	6.35 ± 1.96^ab
62.5	26.19 ± 2.04^b	25.25 ± 1.95^a	1.98 ± 0.57^a
125	21.76 ± 1.05^b	25.58 ± 1.74^a	5.66 ± 1.12^ab
250	16.46 ± 2.31^a	24.95 ± 0.93^a	8.50 ± 3.02^b
500	21.41 ± 1.32^b	27.61 ± 1.01^a	6.20 ± 0.38^ab

Values are mean ± SEM of 5 replicates. Values in the same column with different letter superscripts are significantly different (𝑃 < 0.05).