Table 4.
Summary of mean body weight.
| Group (mg/kg bw/d) | Body weight (g) on days | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 89 | ||
| Males | |||||||||||||||||||
| Control | Mean | 218.6 | 239.8 | 263.6 | 270.3 | 290.1 | 300.5 | 317.9 | 326.2 | 339.6 | 354.0 | 372.1 | 388.1 | 400.9 | 408.7 | 418.8 | 427.5 | 432.6 | 433.6 |
| SD | 7.2 | 7.9 | 10.0 | 11.2 | 12.9 | 13.9 | 16.8 | 15.6 | 16.8 | 17.0 | 18.2 | 19.5 | 18.8 | 18.4 | 18.8 | 18.1 | 19.7 | 18.9 | |
| n | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| 180 | Mean | 218.3 | 234.8 | 257.9 | 268.4 | 286.4 | 295.9 | 312.1 | 322.0 | 334.2 | 353.5 | 369.8 | 384.4 | 399.6 | 410.5 | 419.0 | 428.4 | 435.5 | 439.1 |
| SD | 7.2 | 10.9 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 15.7 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 18.4 | 19.4 | 21.7 | 21.5 | 22.1 | 23.8 | 24.0 | 26.1 | 26.2 | |
| ±% | 0 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −2 | 0 | −1 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| n | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| 300 | Mean | 217.2 | 227.5 | 249.1 | 256.8 | 273.7 | 282.1 | 295.3 | 305.9 | 315.7 | 331.8 | 345.1 | 359.4 | 371.5 | 381.2 | 391.8 | 402.9 | 403.8 | 408.7 |
| SD | 6.2 | 9.3 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 18.0 | 23.9 | 25.2 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 27.3 | 28.6 | 31.7 | |
| ±% | −1 | −5 | −6 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −6 | −7 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −6 | |
| SS | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | ∗∗ | ∗ | ∗∗ | ∗∗ | ∗∗ | ∗∗ | ∗∗ | ∗∗ | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | ∗ | ||
| n | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| 375 | Mean | 217.1 | 215.4 | 238.1 | 248.1 | 264.0 | 274.5 | 289.8 | 299.1 | 308.5 | 320.4 | 332.5 | 348.2 | 359.1 | 366.1 | 375.9 | 386.7 | 391.9 | 399.8 |
| SD | 5.5 | 13.4 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 13.3 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 15.9 | 17.1 | 16.4 | 18.3 | 16.7 | 20.0 | 22.9 | 23.7 | 25.1 | 28.2 | 28.4 | |
| ±% | −1 | −10 | −10 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −11 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −8 | |
| SS | ∗∗ | ∗∗ | ∗∗ | ∗∗ | ∗∗ | ∗∗ | ∗∗ | ∗∗ | ∗∗ | ∗∗ | ∗∗ | ∗∗ | ∗∗ | ∗∗ | ∗∗ | ∗∗ | ∗ | ||
| n | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
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| Females | |||||||||||||||||||
| Control | Mean | 139.8 | 150.7 | 163.7 | 170.6 | 180.0 | 185.2 | 192.2 | 196.6 | 202.8 | 214.4 | 220.5 | 226.4 | 232.9 | 233.6 | 239.2 | 244.9 | 248.7 | 250.9 |
| SD | 5.5 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.1 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 16.2 | 15.5 | 17.2 | |
| n | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| 180 | Mean | 140.1 | 149.2 | 162.3 | 171.3 | 179.6 | 185.3 | 194.1 | 197.7 | 205.9 | 215.6 | 220.9 | 228.4 | 235.7 | 236.8 | 241.0 | 245.5 | 250.1 | 254.1 |
| SD | 5.9 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 9.7 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 15.6 | 15.8 | |
| ±% | 0 | −1 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| n | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| 300 | Mean | 139.4 | 146.1 | 160.4 | 168.2 | 177.0 | 183.7 | 192.8 | 197.3 | 206.0 | 216.4 | 224.8 | 232.8 | 237.1 | 244.3 | 245.4 | 253.5 | 255.9 | 258.3 |
| SD | 2.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 13.4 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 16.1 | 17.1 | |
| ±% | 0 | −3 | −2 | −1 | −2 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| n | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
| 375 | Mean | 141.0 | 146.0 | 158.8 | 168.8 | 181.1 | 187.2 | 193.6 | 200.1 | 208.0 | 217.5 | 224.6 | 233.8 | 238.5 | 243.0 | 246.5 | 253.1 | 256.3 | 261.5 |
| SD | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 10.5 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 15.9 | 16.8 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 16.0 | 19.1 | 21.1 | 21.5 | 23.4 | |
| ±% | 1 | −3 | −3 | −1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| n | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
±%, percent deviation versus control; mg/kg bw/d, milligrams per kilogram body weight per day; SD, standard deviation; g, grams; SS, statistical significance; n, number of animals.
∗ p < 0.05; ∗∗ p < 0.01.