Research Article

Effect of Shogaol on the Expression of Intestinal Stem Cell Markers in Experimentally Induced Colitis in BALB/c Mice

Table 3

Colon length measurements in different mice groups of the study.

GroupsAverage colon (cm)

Group 1 (control negative)a
Group 2 (control positive “DSS exposure without treatment”)b
Group 3 (DSS exposure + 6-TG treatment)c
Group 4 (DSS exposure + 10 mg/kg BW Shogaol treatment)c
Group 5 (DSS exposure + 20 mg/kg BW Shogaol treatment)c
Group 6 (DSS exposure + 40 mg/kg BW Shogaol treatment)a

The average colon lengths are expressed by error. Average colon length values with different alphabetical letter superscripts are significantly different. b() and c().