Table 1.
Effects of 5-fluorouracil, Cyrtopodion scabrum homogenate, and Cyrtopodion scabrum extract on the averages of body weight and dietary and water intake on days 9 and 14 and weight of the livers on day 14th
| Body weight (g) | Food intake (g/day) | Water intake (ml/day) | Weight of the livers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groups | n | Day 9 | Day 14 | Day 9 | Day 14 | Day 9 | Day 14 | Day 14th |
| Control | 10 | 237.6±5.0 | 260.8±5.6 | 19.4±0.9 | 19.3±0.3 | 41.5±7.7 | 40.9±2.0 | 8.8±1.3 |
| 5-FU | 9 | 236.9±5.4 | 224.1±3.7ab | 19.2±1.4 | 3.3±4.2ab | 44.0±8.2 | 10.8±8.3ab | 6.7±0.8a |
| CsH | 10 | 244.7±4.8 | 273.1±4.7 | 19.7±0.4 | 20.0±0.0 | 46.7±10.5 | 45.7±3.0 | 8.6±1.6 |
| CsE | 10 | 241.6±4.2 | 268.2±3.6 | 19.8±0.9 | 20.0±0.0 | 48.7±8.0 | 45.2±1.7 | 9.4±1.3 |
| CsH+5-FU | 10 | 245.7±6.6 | 248.4±6.7ab | 19.5±1.3 | 6.8±2.5ab | 44.4±12.7 | 19.6±4.1ab | 6.6±1.1a |
| CsE+5-FU | 9 | 244.3±4.7 | 245±4.5ab | 19.6±1.3 | 7.9±2.7ab | 44.1±9.8 | 18.7±3.3ab | 7.2±0.9a |
1. Data expressed as mean±standard error of the mean; in each column, figures bearing different letter superscripts significantly different at P<0.05 (Mann-Whitney U test and Wilcoxon test) (a: compared to control on day 14; b: compared to 5-fluorouracil group on day 14)
5-FU: 5-fluorouracil; CsH: Cyrtopodion scabrum homogenate; CsE: Cyrtopodion scabrum extract