Table 1.
Effect of fucoxanthin on body weight and liver index of control and experimental animals.
Group | Body weight | Liver weight (g) | Liver weight index (%) | |
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Initial (g) | Final (g) | |||
Control | 20.08 + 1.15 | 22.05 + 1.30 | 0.96 + 0.04 | 4.35 + 0.32 |
As(III) | 20.05 + 0.68 | 21.43 + 2.25 | 1.16 + 0.10* | 5.46 + 0.59* |
As(III)+UDCA | 20.07 + 0.66 | 21.764 + 1.64 | 1.06 + 0.12 | 4.86 + 0.49 |
UDCA | 20.00 + 0.88 | 21.73 + 1.26 | 1.06 + 0.11 | 4.89 + 0.73 |
Values are measured as mean ± SEM *Significant when compared to the control group.