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Table 1 Changes of the body weight (g) and liver weight (g) in different experimental groups. Data represented as mean ± SD of six observations

From: Haloalkane induced hepatic insult in murine model: amelioration by Oleander through antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities, an in vitro and in vivo study

 

Initial body weight

Final body weight

% body weight change

Liver weight

Relative liver weight

Control

22.17 ± 0.70

24.23 ± 0.99*

9.26 ± 1.18 ▲

4.37 ± 0.21

18.04 ± 0.13

CCl4

21.10 ± 0.34

17.49 ± 0.27***

17.07 ± 2.56 ▼

5.32 ± 0.18**

32.53 ± 3.03

Silymarin

21.64 ± 0.19

23.43 ± 0.25***

8.29 ± 1.39 ▲

4.30 ± 0.09NS

18.37 ± 0.22

NOSE low

21.71 ± 0.49

22.36 ± 0.67NS

3.96 ± 3.90 ▲

4.59 ± 0.16NS

20.56 ± 1.36

NOSE high

22.25 ± 0.38

22.67 ± 0.18NS

1.89 ± 2.38 ▲

4.55 ± 0.29NS

20.05 ± 1.18

NORE low

22.14 ± 0.38

22.59 ± 0.21NS

2.25 ± 2.02 ▲

4.41 ± 0.16NS

19.50 ± 0.58

NORE high

22.20 ± 0.57

22.33 ± 0.46NS

1.48 ± 0.26 ▲

4.24 ± 0.10NS

19.00 ± 0.52

  1. NS p > 0.05, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 and ***p < 0.001. Final body weight was compared with initial body weight of corresponding group and liver weight of treated groups were compared with liver weight of control group. ▲ represents increase and ▼ represents decrease