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Table 1 Effect of treatments on body, stomach, colon and kidney weights

From: Zinc and ascorbic acid treatment alleviates systemic inflammation and gastrointestinal and renal oxidative stress induced by sodium azide in rats

 

Control

NaN3 only

NaN3+Zn

NaN3+AA

Body weight (initial)

129.00 ± 18.81

128.00 ± 14.41

126.00 ± 20.43

131.00 ± 8.22

Body weight (final)

144.00 ± 20.43

146.00 ± 4.18

140.00 ± 16.20

153.00 ± 10.96

Weight gain (%)

12.99

15.08

12.79

16.77

Stomach weight

 Absolute (g)

0.99 ± 0.21

1.05 ± 0.09

0.95 ± 0.11

1.09 ± 0.09

 Relative (%)

0.69 ± 0.19

0.72 ± ± 0.08

0.68 ± 0.14

0.71 ± 0.05

Colon weight

 Absolute (g)

1.23 ± 0.28

1.32 ± 0.22

1.30 ± 0.17

1.30 ± 0.09

 Relative (%)

0.85 ± 0.24

0.91 ± 0.16

0.93 ± 0.19

0.85 ± 0.09

Kidney weight

 Absolute (g)

1.14 ± 0.14

1.13 ± 0.12

1.09 ± 0.07

1.10 ± 0.18

 Relative (%)

0.79 ± 0.17

0.78 ± 0.08

0.78 ± 0.13

0.72 ± 0.14