Research Article

Cocoa Pod Husk Pectin Intended as a Pharmaceutical Excipient Has No Adverse Effects on Haematological Parameters in Sprague Dawley Rats

Table 8

Results of the effects of CPH pectin on direct and indirect bilirubin in male SDRs.

DayControl0.714 mg/kg7.14 mg/kg71.4 mg/kg

Direct bilirubin

300.63±0.130.80±0.290.41±0.130.88±0.17
600.50±0.170.32±0.120.38±0.140.47±0.36
900.77±0.220.46±0.100.54±0.240.72±0.26
Indirect bilirubin

301.21±0.211.64±0.391.28±0.201.73±0.40
600.25±0.190.12±0.080.26±0.210.20±0.72
900.20±0.180.18±0.200.25±0.170.11±0.26