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. 2012 Nov 6;7(11):e48872. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048872

Table 1. Effect of paeonol and danshensu on heart weight, body weight and heart weight/body weight ratio in rats.

Group(s) Body weight (g) at the end of treatment period Heart weight (g) Heart weight/body weight ratio (%)
Control 268.2±12.25 0.808±0.053 0.302±0.028
ISO (85 mg/kg, s.c.) 256.8±12.1ns 1.164±0.057* 0.454±0.033*
Pae (80 mg/kg, i.g.)+ISO 258.7±9.31ns 0.995±0.053# 0.385±0.029#
DSS (160 mg/kg, i.g.)+ISO 259.2±8.78ns 0.967±0.047# 0.374±0.026#
Pae+DSS+ISO 272.3±11.12ns 0.864±0.055# @ ¥ 0.317±0.022# @ ¥

Results are expressed as mean ± S.D. (n = 8).

*

P<0.001 vs. Control;

#

P<0.001 vs. ISO;

@

P<0.001 vs. Pae+ISO;

¥

P<0.01 vs. DSS+ISO,

$

P<0.001 vs. DSS+ISO;

ns–non significant (one-way ANOVA).