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From: Improvements of insulin resistance in ovariectomized rats by a novel phytoestrogen from Curcuma comosa Roxb

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Final body weight, food intake, visceral fat weight and uterine weight of sham operated control (SHAM) and ovariectomized (OVX) rats treated with or without C. comosa hexane extract at 125 mg (OVX + C-125), 250 mg (OVX + C-250), and 500 mg (OVX + C-500) per kg body weight or 50 mg of compound 049 per kg body weight (OVX + 049). Final body weight (A); accumulated amount of food intake (B); visceral fat weight (C); uterine weight (D). Values are reported as the mean ± SE for 8 animals/group. *P < 0.05 vs. SHAM group; † P < 0.05 vs. OVX group; # P < 0.05 vs. OVX + 049; §P < 0.05 vs. all other groups.

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