Table 2.

Fucose content and GAG in rat periodontal tissues under conditions of glutamate-induced obesity and correction by NCD (M ± m)

Groups of animals	Fucose level, μmol/g	GAG level, μmol/g
1. Control (n = 18)	3.40 ± 0.36	0.49 ± 0.16
2. Obesity (n = 16)	6.22 ± 1.58*	0.85 ± 0.19*
3. Obesity + NCD (n = 12)	3.11 ± 0.22**	0.46 ± 0.30**
4. Obesity + NCD solvent (n = 6)	3.15 ± 0.14	0.45 ± 0.18

*P _1-2 < 0.05; **P _3-4 < 0.05