Table 1.
Sham | OVX | Curcumin (mg/Kg/day) | ||
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OVX 50 | OVX 100 | |||
Weight gain (g) | 22.62 ± 2.618 | 61.818 ± 3.60d | 59 ± 3.37c | 61.625 ± 2.77d |
Uterus (g)/body mass (g) ratio | 1 ± 0.07 | 0.17 ± 0.01d | 0.18 ± 0.01d | 0.19 ± 0.02d |
Visceral adipose tissue (g)/body mass (g) ratio | 1 ± 0.05 | 1.41 ± 0.1c | 0.99 ± 0.04# | 1.08 ± 0.09∗ |
Fresh uterine and visceral adipose tissues weight from Sham and OVX rats. Data are shown as mean ± SEM (sham n = 8, OVX n = 11, OVX50 n = 8, and OVX100 n = 8).
c P < 0.01: different from sham group; d P < 0.001: different from sham group; ∗ P < 0.05: different from OVX group; # P < 0.01: different from OVX group (one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey's test).
OVX: ovariectomized.