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Table 2 Effect of treating CCl4 induced hepatotoxicity in male rats with olive oil and N. sativa oil for 4 weeks on the weekly water consumption

From: The hepatoprotective activity of olive oil and Nigella sativa oil against CCl4 induced hepatotoxicity in male rats

Water consumed ml/day

Statistics

G1

G2

G3

G4

N. Control

P. Control

Olive oil

N. sativa oil

1st week

Mean ± SE

33.33 ± 1.05 ab

32.50 ± 1.11 b

36.33 ± 0.88 a

36.33 ± 0.88 a

LSD 0.05 = 3.257

T-test

-

0.41 NS

−4.60***

−2.49*

2nd week

Mean ± SE

33.66 ± 0.88 b

32.50 ± 1.11 b

34.83 ± 0.90 b

37.16 ± 0.79 a

LSD 0.05 = 2.308

T-test

-

1.40 NS

−1.68 NS

−3.97**

3rd week

Mean ± SE

27.50 ± 1.11 b

38.00 ± 0.96 a

28.00 ± 1.00 b

29.16 ± 1.53 b

LSD 0.05 = 3.766

T-test

-

−11.38***

5.59***

6.30***

4th week

Mean ± SE

27.50 ± 1.11a

32.00 ± 1.00 ab

30.00 ± 1.29 b

29.00 ± 2.08 b

LSD 0.05 = 3.235

T-test

-

−2.18*

1.22 NS

1.04 NS

  1. Data are represented as mean ± SE. T-test values *: significant at P < 0.05,**: significant at P < 0.01, ***: significant at P < 0.001. ANOVA analysis: within each row, means with different superscript (a, b, c or d) are significantly different at P < 0.05, whereas means superscripts with the same letters mean that there is no significant difference at P> 0.05. LSD least significant difference, N.S non significant