Table 3.

Effect of H. erinaceus β-glucan preparation on urinalysis parameters in male and female rats.

		Dose (mg/kg/day)
	Parameters	0a	500	1000	2000
Males
	Volume (mL)	22.28 ± 7.02	19.85 ± 8.55	21.12 ± 9.09	20.63 ± 6.62
	Specific gravity	1.02 ± 0.0044	1.02 ± 0.0045	1.02 ± 0.0045	1.02 ± 0.0048
	pH	7.23 ± 0.55	7.31 ± 0.21	7.28 ± 0.33	7.26 ± 0.40
	Urobilinogen (EU/dL)	0.39 ± 0.32	0.45 ± 0.35	0.46 ± 0.38	0.48 ± 0.37
Females
	Volume (mL)	16.773 ± 8.39	13.52 ± 9.28	13.255 ± 9.62	14.52 ± 7.65
	Specific gravity	1.02 ± 0.0045	1.02 ± 0.0048	1.02 ± 0.0045	1.02 ± 0.0050
	pH	6.85 ± 0.44	6.92 ± 0.49	6.95 ± 0.18	6.73 ± 0.38
	Urobilinogen (EU/dL)	0.34 ± 0.31	0.42 ± 0.31	0.37± 0.26	0.40 ± 0.36

^aVehicle control: Sterile water for injection (WFI).

Values are mean ± SD for 12 rats in each group unless indicated.

*p < 0.05.