Table 1.
The grouping of experimental animals.
| Groups | Subgroups | Exposure |
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| Control groups (n = 12) | Control group (Group C, n = 6) | 0.5% (w/v) CMC-Na, 10 mL/kg/day, 30 days. |
| Convalescent control group (Group CC, n = 6) | 0.5% (w/v) CMC-Na, 10 mL/kg/day, 30 days; normal breeding, 7 days. | |
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| Grinding-realgar groups (n = 24) | Low-grinding-realgar group (Group LG-r, n = 6) | G-r, 0.64 g/kg/day, 30 days. |
| Low-grinding-realgar convalescent group (group CLG-r, n = 6) | G-r, 0.64 g/kg/day, 30 days; normal breeding, 7 days. | |
| High-grinding-realgar group (Group HG-r, n = 6) | G-r, 1.92 g/kg/day, 30 days. | |
| High-grinding-realgar convalescent group (Group CHG-r, n = 6) | G-r, 1.92 g/kg/day, 30 days; normal breeding, 7 days. | |
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| Water-grinding-realgar groups (n = 24) | Low-water-grinding-realgar group (Group LWG-r, n = 6) | WG-r, 0.64 g/kg/day, 30 days. |
| Low-water-grinding-realgar convalescent group (Group CLWG-r, n = 6) | WG-r, 0.64 g/kg/day, 30 days; normal breeding, 7 days. | |
| High-water-grinding-realgar group (Group HWG-r, n = 6) | WG-r, 1.92 g/kg/day, 30 days. | |
| High-water-grinding-realgar convalescent group (Group CHWG-r, n = 6) | WG-r, 1.92 g/kg/day, 30 days; normal breeding, 7 days. | |