Table 1.

Tumor volumes, inhibitory rate, and apoptotic rate in xenograft tumor.

Group	N	Tumor volume (mm3)	Inhibitory rates (%)	Apoptosis rate (%)
NS	6	120.99 ± 39.69	—	3.46 ± 0.24
5-FU	6	36.81 ± 23.99∗	69.6	3.14 ± 0.56
BL	6	65.78 ± 26.14∗	45.6	11.93 ± 5.21▲★
BM	6	52.99 ± 13.45∗	56.2	13.07 ± 4.36▲★
BH	6	50.17 ± 28.12∗	58.5	9.61 ± 7.17▲★

Note. BL: Bufalin low dose group; BM: Bufalin median dose group; BH: Bufalin high dose group.

^∗ P < 0.01 compared with NS group; ^★ P < 0.01 and ^▲ P < 0.05 compared with 5-FU group.