A Comparison of the Immunostimulatory Effects of Polysaccharides from Tetraploid and Diploid Echinacea purpurea

Table 5

Effects of tetraploid and diploid E. purpurea on viscera indices of mice immunosuppressed by cyclophosphamide (x ± S, = 7).

Groups	Dose (mg/mL)	Viscera indices (mg/g)
		Heart	Liver	Spleen	Lung	Kidney
C	--
M	--
E	90
CPE2-L	40
CPE2-M	80
CPE2-H	160
CPE4-L	40
CPE4-M	80
CPE4-H	160

: [viscera index = weight of organ (mg)/weight of mouse (g) × 10].
Data within a column without the same superscripts differ significantly.