Groups
|
Treatment groups*
|
Body weight
|
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| |
Day 1
|
Day 16
|
Day 32
|
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1
|
Control
|
197.4 ± 4.9
|
201 ± 5.6 c
|
204.4 ± 5.7
|
2
|
STZ
|
195.6 ± 6.4
|
182.4 ± 6.3 a
|
168.8 ± 7.4 a
|
3
|
STZ+ NS 5 mg/kg b.w
|
198.4 ± 3.6
|
192.2 ± 3.3 b d
|
185.2 ± 5.1 a c
|
4
|
STZ+ NS 10 mg/kg b.w
|
197.6 ± 24
|
185.8 ± 2.8 a e
|
176.2 ± 3.1 a e
|
5
|
STZ+ NS 20 mg/kg b.w
|
196 ± 3.3
|
183 ± 22 a e
|
170.8 ± 1.9 a e
|
- * Values are means ± SD (n5). a p 0.001 comparison to control; b p 0.01 comparison to control; c p 0.001 comparison to STZ; d p 0.05 comparison to STZ; e not significant comparison to STZ. The data were analyzed using One-way-ANOVA analysis and Tukey’s post hoc test.