Table 2.

Effect of bilirubin (30 mg/kg, i.p. once every day for 9 days) on wound contraction in rats (% values)^*

Treatment	Percentage wound contraction on different days
	2	4	7	10
Control	5·45 ± 1·21	10·25 ± 1·58	43·11 ± 4·28	75·73 ± 1·88
Bilirubin	11·98 ± 0·66	20·395 ± 0·89**	59·75 ± 1·42***	86·17 ± 1·22***

i.p., intraperitoneal.

^* n = 6. ^** P < 0·01, ^*** P < 0·001, as compared with control respective days.