Research Article

Biological Safety of Fish (Tilapia) Collagen

Table 3

Irritation score (intracutaneous) in male rabbits.

Animal no. Test and control articles*Total Total score Irritation**score Total irritation score Mean# Difference of mean##
Pre Time (hour) after administration
244872

1
2
3
Physiological saline extract of Fish collagen0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.000.00 0.00
1
2
3
Physiological saline extract (control)0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.000.00

1
2
3
Sesame oil extract of Fish collargen0
0
0
6
5
7
6
5
7
6
5
7
18
15
21
1.20
1.00
1.40
3.601.20 −0.24
1
2
3
Sesame oil extract (control)0
0
0
5
8
9
5
8
9
5
7
9
15
23
27
1.00
1.53
1.80
4.331.44

Notes: *Each test and control article was administered to 5 sites per animal.
**Total score [erythema and eschar formation ( ) and edema formation ( ) of 24, 48, and 72 hours after administration of per animal]/15 [3 grading periods (24, 48, and 72 hours after administration) × 5 administered sites].
#Total irritation score/3 animals.
##Mean (each test article) − Mean (each control article).