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Table 4 The effect of treating CCl4 induced hepatotoxicity in male rats with olive oil and N. sativa oil for 4 weeks on organs weight

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

Organs weight g

Statistics

G1

G2

G3

G4

N. Control

P. Control

Olive oil

Nigella sativa oil

Heart

Mean ± SE

0.433 ± 0.091 b

0.450 ± 0.018 b

0.650 ± 0.022 a

0.566 ± 0.033 ab

LSD 0.05 = 0.164

T-test

-

−0.18 NS

−6.92***

−5.53***

Liver

Mean ± SE

4.100 ± 0.821ab

3.550 ± 0.172 b

4.600 ± 0.177 ab

5.133 ± 0.049 a

LSD 0.05 = 1.277

T-test

-

0.73 NS

−3.50**

−9.89***

Right kidney

Mean ± SE

0.483 ± 0.101 b

0.633 ± 0.021 ab

0.683 ± 0.040 a

0.600 ± 0.000 ab

LSD 0.05 = 0.160

T-test

-

−1.62 NS

−0.88 NS

1.58 NS

Left kidney

Mean ± SE

0.516 ± 0.104 b

0.683 ± 0.016 ab

0.700 ± 0.025 a

0.633 ± 0.021 ab

LSD 0.05 = 0.169

T-test

-

−1.53 NS

−0.54 NS

1.46 NS

Right testis

Mean ± SE

0.933 ± 0.194 a

0.965 ± 0.020 a

1.166 ± 0.033 a

1.166 ± 0.033 a

LSD 0.05 = 0.317

T-test

-

−0.15 NS

−5.38***

−7.79***

Left testis

Mean ± SE

0.966 ± 0.201 a

0.956 ± 0.019 a

1.2000 ± 0.025 a

1.200 ± 0.025 a

LSD 0.05 = 0.316

T-test

-

0.04 NS

−7.30***

−7.52***

  1. Data are represented as mean ± SE. T-test values **: 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