Table 4.
Comparison and Statistical Significance of Histopathological Lesions
| Tissue | Animal and score details | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 versus G2 | G1 versus G3 | G2 versus G3 | Colon versus Jej − G1 | Colon versus Jej − G2 | |||||
| Colon | No of animals with colitis/total number of animals examined | 10/10 | 10/10 | 0/7 | NSD | <0.005 | <0.0005 | NSD | = 0.004 |
| Total scores | 21 | 27 | 0 | ||||||
| Average scores | 2.1 | 2.7 | 0 | ||||||
| Number of animals with other lesions/total number of animals examined* | 5/10 | 4/10 | NA | NSD | NA | NA | NSD | NSD | |
| Jejunum | No of animals with enteritis/total number of animals examined | 9/9 | 5/6 | 0/7 | NSD | <0.0008 | <0.005 | ||
| Total scores | 16 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Average scores | 1.78 | 0.83 | 0 | ||||||
| Number of animals with other lesions/total number of animals examined* | 4/10 | 0/6 | NA | NSD | NA | NA | |||
NSD, not significantly different; NA, not applicable.
*
Lesions such as villous blunting, crypt dilation/abscesses, amyloidosis, diverticulosis, and so forth.