Morphologic and Pharmacological Investigations in the Epicatechin Gastroprotective Effect

Figure 2

Gastric ulcer area (mm²) of rat stomachs (𝑛=7) with ethanol-induced gastric ulcers after treatment with vehicle, carbenoxolone (100 mg/kg), or epicatechin (25, 50 or 75 mg/kg). The results are reported as the mean ± SEM, analyzed by ANOVA followed by Dunnett’s test, *𝑃<0.05 and **𝑃<0.01. ns: not significant.