Table 1.
Numbers of aberrant crypt foci (ACF)
Groups | ACF |
1 | 0.00 |
2 | 1.60 ± 0.57 a |
3 | 2.00 ± 0.0a |
4 | 3.20 ± 0.50ac |
5 | 2.80 ± 0.50ad |
6 | 2.00 ± 0.95a |
7 | 3.80 ± 1.29bcd |
8 | 1.16 ± 0.57a |
Values are expressed as means ± S.D. (n = 10 rats per group). Values with the same letters are not significantly different by post hoc Tukey test at p < 0.05.
Group 1: healthy animals that did not receive the fermented product; Group 2: animals initiated with chemical carcinogen that did not receive the fermented product; Group 3: animals initiated with chemical carcinogen that received the fermented product plus moderate physical exercise; Group 4: animals initiated with chemical carcinogen that received the fermented product plus exhaustive physical exercise; Group 5: animals initiated with chemical carcinogen that received the fermented product; Group 6: animals initiated with chemical carcinogen that did moderate physical exercise; Group 7: animals initiated with chemical carcinogen that did exhaustive physical exercise; Group 8: animals initiated with chemical carcinogen that received the non-fermented product.