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.
Organs
Control
30 mg/kg
60 mg/kg
120 mg/kg
Heart
52.90 ± 1.13
55.23 ± 0.83
53.95 ± 2.42
52.84 ± 1.61
Kidney
52.01 ± 5.55
52.32 ± 8.15
51.50 ± 5.16
53.93 ± 3.76
Lung
61.03 ± 1.21
61.84 ± 3.45
61.87 ± 2.73
59.75 ± 1.62
Liver
60.63 ± 4.47
54.40 ± 5.11
54.87 ± 1.24
53.71 ± 1.38
Spleen
47.75 ± 0.67
50.23 ± 2.38
51.38 ± 3.38
46.59 ± 1.85
Caecum
65.55 ± 1.12
63.52 ± 1.92
64.58 ± 1.43
63.82 ± 1.73
Pancreas
41.68 ± 8.65
40.26 ± 2.81
38.27 ± 1.32
37.81 ± 0.37
Brain
57.78 ± 7.46
53.74 ± 5.82
45.51 ± 1.80
32.37 ± 10.58
Testes
41.53 ± 6.30
55.32 ± 3.87
50.13 ± 1.67
31.47 ± 3.49
Thymus
59.58 ± 1.12
54.81 ± 1.01
58.22 ± 1.13
55.71 ± 1.45
Caput
61.30 ± 1.89
65.24 ± 2.00
64.22 ± 1.65
64.85 ± 1.91
Cowper gland
67.68 ± 1.19
62.13 ± 2.68
66.21 ± 1.90
65.98 ± 2.07
Stomach
60.91 ± 2.45
58.75 ± 1.95
58.15 ± 4.21
56.26 ± 1.23
Ovary
56.65 ± 2.76
56.34 ± 1.59
54.20 ± 1.39
57.14 ± 1.87
Fallopian tube
39.01 ± 0.01
29.88 ± 0.01
28.13 ± 0.01
35.20 ± 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.