Table 1.

Effect of various fractions of Launaea procumbens on liver weight, relative liver weight, AgNORs count, and DNA fragmentation % in liver of rat

Treatment	Liver weight (g)	Relative liver weight (g)	% increase in body weight (g)	DNA damages %	AgNORs (NORS/cell)
Control	5.78±0.209†	0.0578±0.00209†	26.0±0.80†	5.17±0.94†	2.167±0.307†
DMSO+olive oil	5.88±0.206†	0.0588±0.00206†	25.9±0.63†	5.00±0.44†	2.667±0.333†
3 ml/kg CCl4	6.96±0.194**	0.0696±0.00194**	18.6±0.72**	35.83±0.14**	9.000±0.931**
100 mg/kg LPEE+CCl4	6.05±0.0861**†	0.0605±0.00086**†	22.5±0.42†	9.83±0.97*†	7.333±0.667**†
200 mg/kg LPEE+CCl4	5.92±0.205†	0.059±0.00205†	24.49±0.54†	7.33±0.67†	5.333±0.882**†
200 mg/kg LPEE alone	5.01±0.32†	0.0523±0.00101†	27.39±0.21†	6.01±0.27†	3.023±0.92†

Mean±SE (n=6 number).

^{*, **}Significance from the control group at P<0.05 and P<0.01 probability levels.

^†Significance from the CCl₄ group at P<0.01 probability level.