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Table 2 Effect of RYR extract on growth parameter and liver weight

From: Monascus purpureus-fermented Thai glutinous rice reduces blood and hepatic cholesterol and hepatic steatosis concentrations in diet-induced hypercholesterolemic rats

Treatments groups

Body weight gain (g/30 days)

Food intake (g/rat/day)

Liver weight (g)

Relative liver weight (g/100 g BW)

SP-control

77.50 ± 10.00a

20.69 ± 1.47b

10.70 ± 0.66a

2.53 ± 0.10b

SP-2 g

83.88 ± 7.85a

21.23 ± 2.57b

10.83 ± 0.73a

2.50 ± 0.21b

HFC-control

105.00 ± 17.56a

16.23 ± 2.00a

22.41 ± 3.79c

6.04 ± 0.57a

HFC-1 g

95.00 ± 17.32a

16.63 ± 2.46a

16.32 ± 2.51b

4.47 ± 0.33ab

HFC-2 g

103.75 ± 18.08a

18.72 ± 1.89ab

17.82 ± 2.37b

4.56 ± 0.42ab

HFC-rosuvastatin

101.43 ± 35.08a

17.83 ± 2.36ab

17.40 ± 2.25b

4.36 ± 0.39ab

  1. Each value is the mean ± SD (n = 8). Values with different superscript letters (a,b,c) in the same column differ significantly (p < 0.05) by the Tukey HSD test.