Table I.

Details of the animal experimental design.

Group	Treatment at each time point
	0 h	12 h	24 h	36 h	48 h
Control	Fasting	Olive oil	0.25% CMC	Fasting	Sacrifice
Model	Fasting	75 mg/kg ANIT	0.25% CMC	Fasting	Sacrifice
MT	Fasting	75 mg/kg ANIT	100 mg/kg MT	Fasting	Sacrifice

MT, melatonin; ANIT, α-naphthyl isothiocyanate; CMC, carboxymethyl cellulose sodium salt.