Table 1.
Effect of GSP on body weight, organ weight, food and water intake and Cd concentration in control and experimental rats.
| Groups | Body weight (g) |
Diet intake (g/100 bw/day) | Water intake (ml/rat day) | Organ weight liver (g) | Cd concentration(μg/g wet tissue) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial | Final | |||||
| Control | 180 ± 10.2 | 198 ± 12.3 | 13.12 ± 0.9a | 19.98 ± 2.5 a | 2.9 ± 0.2a | ND |
| GSP | 189 ± 10.4 | 199 ± 12.6 | 12.02 ± 0.8 a | 18.12 ± 2.2 a | 2.98 ± 0.3a | ND |
| Cd | 188 ± 11.2 | 170 ± 11.3 | 8.25 ± 0.7 b | 12.29 ± 2.7b | 3.79 ± 0.2b | 25.14 ± 1.02a |
| Cd + GSP | 184 ± 12.5 | 194 ± 10.3 | 10.41 ± 0.8c | 16.28 ± 1.2c | 3.02 ± 0.4ac | 15 ± 1.09b |
Values are mean SD for 6 rats in each group; a, b, c and d. Values are not sharing a common superscript letter (a–d) differ significantly at p < 0.05 (DMRT). ND:not detectable. Values are mean SD for 6 rats in each group; a–d. Values are not sharing a common superscript letter (a–d) differ significantly at p < 0.05 (DMRT). ND:not detectable.