Table 2.
Treatments | Weight changes | Kidney weight (g) | RKW (g/100 g b.w.) | ||
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Initial (g) | Final (g) | % weight gain | |||
Sterile placebo (control) | 210.22 ± 0.90 | 224.01 ± 0.89 | 6.16a | 1.61 ± 0.01a | 0.72a |
APAP treatment | 220.12 ± 0.77 | 215.00 ± 0.99 | (2.34b) | 0.97 ± 0.01b | 0.45b |
200 mg/kg b.w. CSEAF | 200.05 ± 0.54 | 220.01 ± 0.86 | 9.07c | 1.69 ± 0.01a | 0.77a |
100 mg/kg b.w. CSEAF, then APAP | 212.21 ± 0.75 | 223.09 ± 0.76 | 4.88a | 1.58 ± 0.02a | 0.71a |
200 mg/kg b.w. CSEAF, then APAP | 206.15 ± 0.45 | 227.31 ± 0.69 | 9.31c | 1.73 ± 0.01a | 0.76a |
200 mg/kg b.w. vitamin C, then APAP | 215.05 ± 0.39 | 228.19 ± 0.50 | 5.76a | 1.64 ± 0.02a | 0.72a |
APAP, then 100 mg/kg b.w. CSEAF | 200.15 ± 0.31 | 205.99 ± 0.56 | 2.84d | 1.49 ± 0.02a | 0.73a |
APAP, then 200 mg/kg b.w. CSEAF | 219.02 ± 0.97 | 232.00 ± 0.67 | 5.60a | 1.72 ± 0.01a | 0.74a |
APAP, then 200 mg/kg b.w. vitamin C | 221.09 ± 0.75 | 227.23 ± 0.45 | 2.70d | 1.63 ± 0.01a | 0.72a |
Values bearing different superscripts along the same column for each parameter are significantly different (p < 0.05).
Parenthesis signifies reduced value for the parameter. RKW: relative kidney-body weight.