Table 1.

Level of liver index in each group of rats (mean±SD).

Group	n	Liver index	Urinary excretion of Hyp
Control	16	0.0249±0.0027	47.80±5.76
Hepatic fibrosis	12	0.0423±0.0044a	62.00±6.40b
Non-DSHX-treated	10	0.0295±0.0019c	82.44±30.83b
DSHX-treated	10	0.0267±0.0017c	541.09±73.39df

^aP<0.05,

^bP<0.01 vs normal control group;

^cP<0.05,

^dP<0.01 vs hepatic fibrosis group;

^fP<0.01 vs non-DSHX-treated group.