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. 2019 Mar 5;26(12):12247–12263. doi: 10.1007/s11356-019-04502-w

Table 1.

Effect of SFN on Ar-induced body weight, absolute and relative kidney weight, and food and water intake in control and experimental rats

Group Body weight Absolute kidney weight (g) Relative kidney weight (g/100 g BW) Food intake (g/ 100 g BW/day Water intake (mL/rat/day)
Initial (g) Final (g) %Change
Control 160.00 ± 0.87 170.00 ± 4.50 10.66 ± 0.47a 1.47 ± 0.04a 0.59 ± 0.06a 13.17 ± 1.19a 21.18 ± 4.09a
Ar 150.00 ± 4.34 144.00 ± 2.56 6.54 ± 0.42b 1.34 ± 0.02b 0.45 ± 0.07b 8.20 ± 0.93b 17.42 ± 1.48b
SFN + Ar 155.00 ± 1.45 165.00 ± 2.63 9.55 ± 0.57c 1.58 ± 0.04c 0.53 ± 0.05c 10.65 ± 1.20c 18.60 ± 1.68c
SFN 159.00 ± 2.19 172.00 ± 1.76 11.21 ± 0.49a 1.92 ± 0.05a 0.56 ± 0.07a 12.83 ± 1.12d 20.76 ± 1.76d

Values are given as mean ± SD for eight rats in each group. a-d Values with different superscript letters (a–d) in the same column differ significantly at p < 0.05 (Duncan’s multiple range test)