TABLE 1.

The total bodyweight of the rats in different group

Group (n = 10)	Time (weeks)
	0	2	4	8	12	16
Sham	196.4 + 4.4	248.4 + 7.4	287.8 + 7.9	379.4 + 12.0	470.8 + 14.1	554.2 + 16.0
5/6 Nx	196.5 + 4.3	244.1 + 6.9	241.6 + 7.2**	285.2 + 9.2**	362.2 + 19.9**	438.9 + 16.3**
Calycosin	195.7 + 3.7	247.4 + 5.8	242.2 + 6.5**	290.3 + 9.0**	410.9 + 16.2**,##	498.0 + 13.1**,##

^** P < 0.01 compared to sham group.

^## P < 0.01 compared to 5/6 Nx model group.