Table 1.
Effect on body, thymus weight and thymus cellularity in mice exposed to arsenic, amla and their co-treatment for 30 days
Parameters |
Control |
Treatment groups |
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|
Arsenic |
Amla |
Amla |
(3 mg/kg) | (500 mg/kg) | + Arsenic | ||
Body weight (g) |
19.40 ± 1.12 |
15.40 ± 0.97*a |
19.80 ± 0.80 |
18.60 ± 1.16*b |
Thymus weight (mg) |
79.2 ± 3.73 |
52.2 ± 3.26*a |
77.6 ± 3.29 |
66.2 ± 4.54*b |
Thymus cellularity (×10)-6 | 32.3 ± 6.60 | 26.2 ± 5.30*a | 33.1 ± 5.20 | 30.6 ± 4.80*b |
Values are mean ± SEM of five animals in each group.
*a-compared to control group; *b-compared to arsenic treated group.
*Significantly differs (p < 0.05).