Table 3.

Effects of different treatments on the liver, kidney, thymus and spleen indices in aging mice

Index (mg/g·bw)	Group
	Normal control	Model control	Positive control	RIP (25 mg/kg)	RIP (50 mg/kg)	RIP (100 mg/kg)
liver	42.27 ± 2.72	37.93 ± 3.49d	40.43 ± 2.03ac	38.59 ± 3.14ac	40.54 ± 3.40bc	40.72 ± 2.48bc
kidney	15.59 ± 1.46	13.74 ± 1.69d	14.04 ± 1.41ac	13.97 ± 1.20c	14.39 ± 1.88ac	14.76 ± 1.49ac
spleen	2.45 ± 1.30	2.17 ± 0.50c	2.25 ± 0.75a	2.29 ± 0.67ac	2.30 ± 1.01ac	2.37 ± 0.58a
thymus	2.48 ± 0.64	2.02 ± 0.87c	2.32 ± 0.50a	2.28 ± 0.34ac	2.35 ± 0.50a	2.36 ± 0.34a

Data were presented as means ± S.D. (n = 10) and evaluated by one-way ANOVA followed by the Duncan’s multiple-range tests

^a P < 0.05, compared with model group

^b P < 0.01, compared with model group

^c P < 0.05, compared with normal group

^d P < 0.01, compared with normal group