Table 4.

Expression of EGF mRNA in HSCs (mean±SE)

Wk	n	Group N	Group C	Group I
7th wk	5	0.181±0.012	0.425±0.013b	0.293±0.024b,d
11th wk	5	0.179±0.004	0.514±0.008a,b	0.258±0.021c,d

^aP<0.05 vs 7^th wk;

^bP<0.01 vs group N;

^cP<0.05 vs group N;

^dP<0.01 vs group C.