The Effects of Elk Velvet Antler Dietary Supplementation on Physical Growth and Bone Development in Growing Rats

Table 1

Organ indices (percentage of organ weight/body weight) of male and female rats receiving either a control or elk velvet antler (EVA) supplemented diet.

	Age
	5 weeks		9 weeks		16 weeks
	Group
	Control	EVA	Control	EVA	Control	EVA
	Male
Kidney index (%)	9.36 ± 0.11	10.71 ± 0.22	7.39 ± 0.26	7.06 ± 0.30	6.56 ± 0.25	7.47 ± 0.26
Testis index (%)	7.42 ± 0.13	8.32 ± 0.19	8.09 ± 0.18	7.69 ± 0.31	6.73 ± 0.23	7.28 ± 0.27
	Female
Kidney index (%)	9.05 ± 0.14	9.67 ± 0.66	7.85 ± 0.40	8.19 ± 0.08	6.48 ± 0.13	8.20 ± 0.34
Ovary index (%)	0.59 ± 0.03	0.74 ± 0.03	0.59 ± 0.04	0.59 ± 0.03	0.59 ± 0.04	0.55 ± 0.02

Data are presented as mean ± SEM (/group/age).
Asterisks indicate significant differences as compared to age-matched controls (; ; ).