Ganoderma lucidum and Auricularia polytricha Mushrooms Protect against Carbofuran-Induced Toxicity in Rats

Table 2

Changes in body weight for the various groups.

Parameters	Normal control	Positive control-1	Positive control-2	Negative control	CF + GL	CF + AP
Initial body weight (g)
Final body weight (g)
% changes in body weight (g)	12.75	13.41	12.09	10.33	12.06	11.01
Total body weight gain (g)	80.38	88.28	75.72	57.40	70.55	62.83
Mitigating rate (%)	^-	-	-	-	18.65	8.79

The values are presented as the means ± SD. Mean values with asterisks () along a row denote level of significant differences compared to the normal control group, obtained using a one-way ANOVA followed by Dunnett’s multiple comparisons test.