Table 1.

The ulcer scores of gastric mucosa from four groups ($\overline{\mathrm{x}}$ ± sd⁡).

Group	Ulcer score
Control	6.2 ± 0.5
GML	35.6 ± 0.9∗
GML-GM	24.4 ± 0.7∗△
GML-SM	17.2 ± 0.7∗△▲

The lesions are scored as follows: (petechial lesions) = 1, (erosions <1 mm) = 2, (erosions between 1 and 2 mm) = 3, (erosions between 2 and 4 mm) = 4, and (erosions greater than 4 mm) = 5. The partial scores were then summed to obtain the final total lesion score for that rat. ∗ indicates p < 0.05 statistical significance relative to control group; △ indicates p < 0.05 statistical significance relative to GML group; ▲ indicates p < 0.05 statistical significance relative to GML-GM group with respect to t-test.