Supplementation of Citrus maxima Peel Powder Prevented Oxidative Stress, Fibrosis, and Hepatic Damage in Carbon Tetrachloride (CCl₄) Treated Rats

Table 2

Effect of Citrus maxima peel powder on body weight, food and water intake, and organ weight of treated rats.

Parameters	Control	Control + Citrus maxima		+ Citrus maxima
Initial body weight	155.59 ± 7.60^a	158.80 ± 1.39^a	164.07 ± 4.70^a	172.40 ± 3.95^a
Final body weight	159.23 ± 10.89^a	166.03 ± 2.90^a	163.87 ± 6.14^a	174.27 ± 6.09^a
Food intake/d	18.18 ± 0.40^a	12.61 ± 0.46^b	12.62 ± 0.40^b	13.76 ± 0.40^c
Water intake/d	16.35 ± 0.37^a	14.44 ± 0.51^b	14.56 ± 0.48^b	14.13 ± 0.53^c
Liver wet weight	3.69 ± 0.11^a	3.62 ± 0.12^a	3.44 ± 0.07^a,c	3.14 ± 0.07^b,c
Kidney wet weight	0.65 ± 0.03^a	0.63 ± 0.01^a	0.55 ± 0.02^b	0.56 ± 0.01^c
Heart wet weight	0.32 ± 0.02^a	0.29 ± 0.01^a	0.31 ± 0.01^a	0.33 ± 0.01^a
Spleen wet weight	0.31 ± 0.03^a	0.41 ± 0.01^a,c	0.50 ± 0.02^b,c	0.35 ± 0.02^a

Values are presented as mean ± SEM. in each group or otherwise specified. One-way ANOVA with Bonferroni tests were done as post hoc test. Values are considered significant when . a versus b, Control versus ; b versus c, versus Citrus maxima treatment.