Iodine Intake Increases IP-10 Expression in the Serum and Thyroids of Rats with Experimental Autoimmune Thyroiditis

Table 2

Body weights and thyroid weights in model rats (mean ± SD).

Group	Body weight (g)	Weight of thyroid (mg)	Relative weight of thyroid (mg/g)
NC	245.05±22.66	20.8±2.7	0.08525
TG	251.92±12.84	24.0±2.5	0.09522*
HI	248.74±14.59	23.0±2.9	0.09285*
HI+TG	256.28±20.59	24.9±2.9	0.09748*
HII	244.37±22.88	23.5±2.8	0.09655*
HII+TG	245.20±12.87	23.4±2.7	0.09533*

^∗𝑃<0.05 compared with the NC group. The relative thyroid weight has been expressed as thyroid wet weight (mg)/rat body mass (g).