Morphologic and Pharmacological Investigations in the Epicatechin Gastroprotective Effect

Figure 5

Gastric ulcer area (mm²) in rat stomachs (𝑛=7) with indomethacin-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, compared to vehicle group, *𝑃<0.05 and **𝑃<0.01.