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. 2017 Feb 2;2017:5370545. doi: 10.1155/2017/5370545

Table 2.

Effect of MP on body weights (BW) and absolute and relative heart weights.

Parameters Treatment
Control MP ISO MP + ISO
Initial BW (g) 133.25 ± 9.66a 148.62 ± 10.07a 139.75 ± 13.76a 135.12 ± 7.86a
Final BW (g) 162.37 ± 4.62a 176.25 ± 16.61a 169.25 ± 16.61a 167.87 ± 7.69a
BW gain (%) 17.98 ± 4.49a 16.76 ± 2.32a 17.39 ± 2.28a 19.54 ± 1.24a
Absolute heart weight (g) 0.67 ± 0.08a 0.68 ± 0.04a 0.92 ± 0.05c 0.75 ± 0.02b
Relative heart weight (g/100 g) 0.41 ± 0.05a 0.41 ± 0.02a 0.54 ± 0.02b 0.45 ± 0.02a

Data are presented as means ± SD, n = 8.

a, b, cValues in the same row that do not share superscript letters (a, b, and c) differ significantly at p < 0.05; % of body weight (BW) gain = [(final BW − initial BW)/ final BW] × 100.

MP: Malaysian Propolis. ISO: Isoproterenol.