Table 4.
Body weight changes in DSS-treated rats fed with broccoli extract and various essential oils compared to an untreated control.
| Period | Body weight in g | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con | DSS | BE | Cuo | To | Ro | |||||||
| MW | SEM | MW | SEM | MW | SEM | MW | SEM | MW | SEM | MW | SEM | |
| start | 229.4 | 4.05 | 232.3 | 2.45 | 230.9 | 3.20 | 231.2 | 3.10 | 230.7 | 3.58 | 231.8 | 2.85 |
| day 7 | 266.0 | 7.80 | 263.4 | 6.48 | 280.0 | 3.75 | 273.5 | 6.90 | 265.0 | 2.13 | 281.0 | 0.70 |
| day 13 | 297.7 | 5.72 | 300.0 | 5.92 | 297.3 | 3.26 | 297.5 | 4.21 | 295.4 | 4.19 | 301.1 | 4.13 |
| day 19 | 325.2 | 6.74 | 321.1 | 8.16 | 323.4 | 4.04 | 322.1 | 5.92 | 321.1 | 3.96 | 320.5 | 9.14 |
Values are means ± SEM. n = 16 rats per group for phase 1 (start day 7), n = 12 rats per group for phase 2 (day 13), and n = 6 rats per group for phase 3 (day 19).