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Table 3 Effects of LPCE on body weight, liver weight, relative weight, DNA damages and AgNORS

From: Hepatoprotection with a chloroform extract of Launaea procumbens against CCl4-induced injuries in rats

Treatment

Liver weight (g)

Relative liver weight (% to body weight)

% Change in Body weight

AgNORS (NORS/cell)

DNA damages %

Control

5.78±0.209++

0.0578± 0.00209++

26.0±0.80++

2.167±0.307++

5.17±0.94++

3 ml/kg CCl4

6.96±0.194**

0.0696±0.00194**

18.6±0.72**

9.000±0.931**

35.83±0.14**

100 mg/kg Silymarin+ CCl4

5.88±0.206++

0.0588± 0.00206++

25.9±0.63++

2.667±0.333++

5.00±0.44++

100 mg/kg LPCE+CCl4

5.98±0.128++

0.0598±0.00128++

23.2±0.71++

4.667±0.422++

16.0±0.55++

200 mg/kgLPCE+CCl4

5.81±0.218++

0.0531±0.00218++

25.3±0.47++

3.333±0.494++

5.17±0.17++

200 mg/kg LPCE alone

5.56±0.0760++

0.0526±0.00076++

25.9±0.42++

2.10±0.601++

4.90±0.67++

  1. Mean ±SE (n=6 number).
  2. ** indicate significance from the control group at P<0.01 probability level.
  3. ++ indicate significance from the CCl4 group at P<0.01 probability level.