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Table 3 Effect of MELCF on body weight of diabetic mice

From: Litsea cubeba fruit attenuates diabetes-associated metabolic complications in mice

Treatments

Body weight (g)

Day 0

Day 7

Day 14

Day 21

Day 28

Group 1: Normal control

24 ± 0.57

26.83 ± 0.47

31.33 ± 0.49

31.33 ± 0.66

34 ± 0.57

Group 2: Diabetic control

29.5 ± 0.76

27.50 ± 0.76

25.5 ± 0.42*

23.83 ± 0.6*

21 ± 0.73*

Group 3: MELCF 100 mg/kg

26.5 ± 0.76

23.83 ± 0.6**

22.23 ± 0.76**

20.5 ± 0.76**

22.5 ± 0.76

Group 4: MELCF 200 mg/kg

23 ± 0.57

23.0 ± 0.73**

20.83 ± 0.6**

21.50 ± 0.76

19.33 ± 0.61

Group 5: MELCF 300 mg/kg

25 ± 0.76

23.83 ± 0.6**

24.17 ± 0.6

23.5 ± 0.76

22.67 ± 0.84

Group 6: Metformin 200 mg/kg

28.5 ± 0.42

28.17 ± 0.48

27.5 ± 0.42

26.17 ± 0.47

26.83 ± 0.83**

  1. The values represented as mean ± SEM (n = 6). *Normal control group vs. diabetic control group (*p < 0.05), **The entire treatment group vs. diabetic control group (*p < 0.05) on same day