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Table 3 Organ weights of rats treated with EECCL for 11 weeks

From: Anti-obesity effect of ethanolic extract from Cosmos caudatus Kunth leaf in lean rats fed a high fat diet

 

Dietary group

ND

ND + 175 mg/kgBW

ND + 350 mg/kgBW

HFD

HFD + 175 mg/kgBW

HFD + 350 mg/kgBW

Liver (g)

8.66 ± 0.82a

8.05 ± 0.42a

8.74 ± 1.35a

10.4 ± 2.09a

9.38 ± 1.05a

8.34 ± 0.53a

Kidney (g)

2.22 ± 0.21a

2.09 ± 0.33a

2.07 ± 0.15a

2.19 ± 0.28a

2.09 ± 0.23a

2.09 ± 0.26a

Heart (g)

1.25 ± 0.17a

1.16 ± 0.2a

1.16 ± 0.21a

1.20 ± 0.13a

1.29 ± 0.18a

1.17 ± 0.08a

Lung (g)

2.00 ± 0.27a

1.79 ± 0.26a

1.65 ± 0.34a

1.57 ± 0.08a

1.82 ± 0.28a

1.60 ± 0.28a

Testis (g)

1.55 ± 0.23a

1.68 ± 0.28a

1.53 ± 0.19a

1.54 ± 0.22a

1.40 ± 0.45a

1.59 ± 0.21a

  1. Values are expressed as means ± SD (n = 6). Different letters indicate significant difference (p < 0.05) between different groups as shown by ANOVA using SPSS Version 20. N Normal diet, HFD High fat diet, ND + 175 mg/kg Normal diet + 175 mg/kg body weight of EECCL, ND + 350 mg/kg Normal diet + 350 mg/kg body weight of EECCL, HFD + 175 mg/kg High fat diet + 175 mg/kg body weight of EECCL, HFD + 350 mg/kg High fat diet + 350 mg/kg body weight of EECCL, BW Body weight