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Table 1. Effect of NSE on BW in rats before and after treatments

 

BW (g)

Groups (Mean ± SD)

ANOVA

(p value)

Wilcoxon

(p value)

K1

K2

K3

K4

Before treatment

181.13 ± 28.75

171.5 ± 23.03

178.71 ± 24.89

179.56 ± 13.14

0.876

0.0001*

After treatment

242.5 ± 24.78

269.33 ± 48.29

289.43 ± 53.06

232.67 ± 17.79

0.078

K1 (control): supplied standard diet and water, K2: received AlCl3 (100 mg/kg BW) only, K3: received NSE

200 mg/kg BW and AlCl3, and K4: received the NSE 400 mg/kg and AlCl3. *Significant, BW: Body weight; g: gram, NSE: N. sativa extract.