Table 2.
Effects of walnut seed coat (WSC) and walnut seed (WS) on body weight and organ index in d‐gal‐treated mice
| Group | Body weight (g) | Organ index (mg/g) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brain index | Liver index | Thymus index | Heart index | Spleen index | ||
| Blank control | 44.84 ± 2.56 | 1.22 ± 0.09 | 5.94 ± 0.46 | 0.15 ± 0.03 | 0.54 ± 0.05 | 0.31 ± 0.03 |
| d‐gal | 38.25 ± 1.06### | 1.05 ± 0.02## | 4.77 ± 0.48### | 0.08 ± 0.02## | 0.55 ± 0.07 | 0.29 ± 0.04 |
| VE (100 mg/kg) | 42.77 ± 4.03* | 1.19 ± 0.04* | 5.46 ± 0.30* | 0.14 ± 0.02** | 0.54 ± 0.04 | 0.31 ± 0.05 |
| WS (600 mg/kg) | 42.93 ± 1.36* | 1.11 ± 0.08 | 5.36 ± 0.27 | 0.15 ± 0.03** | 0.53 ± 0.03 | 0.30 ± 0.04 |
| WSC (100 mg/kg) | 42.76 ± 2.84* | 1.19 ± 0.05* | 5.10 ± 0.52 | 0.13 ± 0.03* | 0.59 ± 0.03 | 0.28 ± 0.06 |
VE: vitamin E.
Values were expressed as mean ± SD (n = 10 in each group).
## p < 0.01 and ### p < 0.001 compared to the control group.
*p < 0.05 and **p < 0.01 compared to the d‐gal group.