Assessment of the Protective Effect of Lepidium sativum against Aluminum-Induced Liver and Kidney Effects in Albino Rat
Table 1
Comparison of body weights in different studied groups.
Parameters
Control
LS-treated
AlCl3-treated
AlCl3 then LS
AlCl3 plus LS
Initial body weight (g)
224.78±17.33
212.56±14.78
219.67±17.1
228.56±26.8
212.56±14.78
P#=0.173
P#=0.565
P#=0.670 P##=0.319
P#=0.173 P##=0.425 P###=0.077
Final body weight (g)
316.78±13.45
326.11±29.15
227.56±17.5
309.44±40.1
251.56±10.7
Significance
P#=0.429
P#<0.001
P#=0.533 P##<0.001
P#=0.001 P##=0.046 P###<0.001
Weight gain (g)
92.00±18.61
110.22±33.41
7.67±2.87
69.78±29.6
39.00±14.07
Significance
P#=0.094
P#<0.001
P#=0.043 P##<0.001
P#<0.001 P##=0.005 P###=0.006
Percentage changes in body weight (%)
41.56±10.88
52.29±17.46
3.51±1.40
30.69±13.23
18.72±7.81
Significance
P#=0.055
P#<0.001
P#=0.052 P##<0.001
P#<0.001 P##=0.008 P###=0.033
Data are expressed as mean±standard deviation. Comparison was made using One Way ANOVA test (LSD). P#: p value of comparison versus control; P##: p value of comparison versus AlCl3 group; P###: p value of comparison versus AlCl3 then LS group.
