Table IV.
Changes of body weight in rats (g).
| Group | Time, weeks | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| E36eu | 183.30±2.70 | 212.72±4.51 | 233.80±15.45 | 236.67±4.99 | 278.50±2.36 | 301.33±4.03 | 311.71±4.03B,d | 351.25±4.50D |
| E36e | 184.56±10.88 | 218.69±3.07 | 244.67±8.26 | 265.66±13.10 | 282.16±3.40a | 310.57±7.59 | 326.68±2.6B | 333.76±4.49b |
| E | 182.90±13.16 | 207.37±19.26 | 241.77±18.28 | 258.03±8.60 | 272.24±4.03a | 294.28±3.86 | 317.29±7.85b | 326.49±5.56a,b |
| NS | 175.17±14.48 | 208.67±4.11a | 233.23±11.15 | 254.43±9.46 | 278.67±7.36 | 312.87±20.17 | 334.51±3.40 | 351.19±4.19a |
| Con | 188.20±8.74 | 224.68±8.60 | 249.00±12.33 | 278.35±15.17 | 297.09±5.89 | 305.69±8.81 | 347.37±15.52 | 341.21±2.05 |
a
P<0.05 vs. Con group.
b
P<0.05 and
B
P<0.01 vs. NS group.
d
P<0.05 and
D
P<0.01 vs. E36e group.
E36eu, recombinant uricase-expressing genetically engineered E. coli bacteria group; E36e, empty vector-expressing engineered E. coli bacteria group; E, E. coli group; NS, carboxymethylcellulose suspension group; Con, blank control.