Table 1.

Changes in the body weight

Groups	Initial body wt. (g)	Final body wt. (g)	P value
Group I	200 ± 5.3	204 ± 4.6	P0 = 0.154
Group II	197 ± 6.2	234 ± 3.9	P1 < 0.001*
Group III	202 ± 4.2	239 ± 4.5	P2 < 0.001*
Group IV	198 ± 3.7	244 ± 5.1	P3 < 0.001*

P0: Control group after versus before treatment; P1: Low dose MSG treated group (II) after versus before treatment; P2: Low toxic dose MSG treated group (III) after versus before treatment; P3: High toxic dose MSG treated group (IV) after versus before treatment;

^*Significant.