Table 1

Group	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week4
Table 1. Effect of treatment with seed extracts of Xylopia aethiopica on body weight (g) in Cadmium chloride-induced Reproductive toxicity in Wistar rats.
Group 1	83.40±2.66	101.80±2.52	139.00±1.87	143.40±2.14
Group 2	89.00±2.80	106.00±1.87	120.00±2.55^a	100.00±1.87^a
Group 3	86.40±3.23^b	99.20±2.96^b	114.00±1.87^b	99.20±1.66^b
Group 4	86.00±6.00	104.60±5.58	122.00±3.39^b	111.80±2.46^b
Group 5	87.00±5.39	104.40±3.06	129.400±1.69	120.00±4.11

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM, n=5.

^a,bdenote significant variation (p<0.05) when compared with control and cadmium chloride groups.