Research Article

Assessment of Toxicity and Therapeutic Effects of Goose Bone in a Rat Model

Table 2

The effects of goose bone on the percentage of water content of different organs.

OrgansControl30 mg/kg60 mg/kg120 mg/kg

Heart52.90 ± 1.1355.23 ± 0.8353.95 ± 2.4252.84 ± 1.61
Kidney52.01 ± 5.5552.32 ± 8.1551.50 ± 5.1653.93 ± 3.76
Lung61.03 ± 1.2161.84 ± 3.4561.87 ± 2.7359.75 ± 1.62
Liver60.63 ± 4.4754.40 ± 5.1154.87 ± 1.2453.71 ± 1.38
Spleen47.75 ± 0.6750.23 ± 2.3851.38 ± 3.3846.59 ± 1.85
Caecum65.55 ± 1.1263.52 ± 1.9264.58 ± 1.4363.82 ± 1.73
Pancreas41.68 ± 8.6540.26 ± 2.8138.27 ± 1.3237.81 ± 0.37
Brain57.78 ± 7.4653.74 ± 5.8245.51 ± 1.8032.37 ± 10.58
Testes41.53 ± 6.3055.32 ± 3.8750.13 ± 1.6731.47 ± 3.49
Thymus59.58 ± 1.1254.81 ± 1.0158.22 ± 1.1355.71 ± 1.45
Caput61.30 ± 1.8965.24 ± 2.0064.22 ± 1.6564.85 ± 1.91
Cowper gland67.68 ± 1.1962.13 ± 2.6866.21 ± 1.9065.98 ± 2.07
Stomach60.91 ± 2.4558.75 ± 1.9558.15 ± 4.2156.26 ± 1.23
Ovary56.65 ± 2.7656.34 ± 1.5954.20 ± 1.3957.14 ± 1.87
Fallopian tube39.01 ± 0.0129.88 ± 0.0128.13 ± 0.0135.20 ± 0.01

Results are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 8). Nonsignificant changes were found when all treatment groups were compared against the control group () as determined using a one-way ANOVA followed by Dunnett’s multiple comparison tests.