Table 8.

Effect of H. erinaceus β-glucan preparation on absolute organ weights (g) in male and female rats.

Organs	Sex	Dose (mg/kg/day)
		0a	500	1000	2000
Liver	M	14.851 ± 1.625	14.632 ± 1.792	15.023 ± 2.147	14.783 ± 1.928
Kidneys	M	3.652 ± 0.372	3.580 ± 0.263	3.577 ± 0.314	3.558 ± 0.246
Heart	M	1.580 ± 0.107	1.552 ± 0.126	1.567 ± 0.213	1.565 ± 0.167
Adrenals	M	0.05435 ± 0.00814	0.05447 ± 0.00713	0.05522 ± 0.00805	0.05616 ± 0.00665
Pituitary	M	0.01266 ± 0.00105	0.01318 ± 0.00157	0.01321 ± 0.00122	0.01254 ± 0.00132
Prostates & Seminal vesiclesb	M	3.651 ± 0.335	3.5620 ± 0.317	3.702 ± 0.420	3.712 ± 0.205
Testes	M	3.245 ± 0.327	3.312 ± 0.267	3.332 ± 0.212	3.370 ± 0.258
Brain	M	2.168 ± 0.066	2.143 ± 0.050	2.148 ± 0.025	2.159 ± 0.034
Thymus	M	0.419 ± 0.135	0.428 ± 0.076	0.448 ± 0.068	0.435 ± 0.87
Spleen	M	0.925 ± 0.135	0.916 ± 0.069	0.924 ± 0.073	0.920 ± 0.76
Epididymides	M	1.411 ± 0.153	1.392 ± 0.091	1.448 ± 0.106	1.432 ± 0.152
Liver	F	7.678 ± 0.768	7.802 ± 0.548	7.741 ± 0.857	7.759 ± 0.891
Kidneys	F	1.954 ± 0.211	2.003 ± 0.185	1.973 ± 0.208	2.005 ± 0.298
Heart	F	0.951 ± 0.068	0.960 ± 0.065	0.957 ± 0.080	0.965 ± 0.073
Adrenals	F	0.06500 ± 0.01054	0.06752 ± 0.01484	0.06535 ± 0.01025	0.06705 ± 0.00838
Pituitary	F	0.01625 ± 0.00263	0.01606 ± 0.00315	0.01582 ± 0.00842	0.01642 ± 0.00230
Uterus with cervix	F	0.751 ± 0.208	0.794 ± 0.468	0.788 ± 0.242	0.753 ± 0.313
Brain	F	1.972 ± 0.054	2.002 ± 0.046	1.985 ± 0.068	2.005 ± 0.082
Thymus	F	0.292 ± 0.045	0.288 ± 0.072	0.302 ± 0.083	0.303 ± 0.085
Spleen	F	0.533 ± 0.105	0.558 ± 0.094	0.546 ± 0.076	0.551 ± 0.057
Ovariesc	F	0.13452 ± 0.01885	0.13315 ± 0.02100	0.13582 ± 0.02156	0.13395 ± 0.01980

aVehicle control: Sterile water for injection (WFI).

bwith coagulating glands.

^cwith oviducts.

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

* p < 0.05.