Research Article

Acute Toxicity, Antioxidant, and Antifatigue Activities of Protein-Rich Extract from Oviductus ranae

Table 2

Effects of PEOR on body weight in mice.

SexGroupInitial weightFinal weightWeight gain
(g)(g)(g)

MaleNC19.0 ± 1.0231.3 ± 2.2712.3 ± 2.13
5 g/kg19.4 ± 1.2930.8 ± 2.0711.4 ± 1.78
10 g/kg19.1 ± 0.9130.9 ± 1.9311.8 ± 1.51
20 g/kg19.6 ± 1.4231.1 ± 2.3811.5 ± 1.87
FemaleNC18.2 ± 0.7228.7 ± 1.8710.5 ± 1.33
5 g/kg18.7 ± 0.9428.4 ± 1.399.71 ± 0.78
10 g/kg19.1 ± 0.6228.8 ± 2.129.65 ± 1.49
20 g/kg18.5 ± 0.7929.2 ± 1.8310.7 ± 1.24

No statistically significant differences were noted; NC: normal control; values are the means ± SD ().