Table 3.

Expression of TGF-β1 mRNA in HSCs (mean±SE)

Wk	n	Group N	Group C	Group I
7th wk	5	0.143±0.009	0.267±0.025b	0.140±0.008d
11th wk	5	0.141±0.004	0.207±0.029ab	0.123±0.009d

^aP<0.05 vs 7^th wk;

^bP<0.01 vs group N;

^dP<0.01 vs group C.