Table 1.

Changes in body weight (g) for each group during study period

	Baseline	1 week	2 weeks	3 weeks	4 weeks
Control	225±3	261±6	309±4	332±5	361±6
CCl4	227±3	258±5	262±7a	276±6a	289±8a
NAC (50 mg/kg)+CCl4	230±6	269±4	278±6	294±7	297±6
NAC (100 mg/kg)+CCl4	224±5	263±6	276±5	298±6	321±7b
NAC (200 mg/kg)+CCl4	225±4	264±6	283±7	309±5b	337±8b

NAC, N-acetylcysteine; CCl₄, carbon tetrachloride. ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase. Data are expressed as means ± standard error (n=8).

^aP<0.05, vs. the control group.

^bP<0.05, vs. the CCl₄-treated group.