Brief Reports
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2004.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 1, 2004; 10(13): 1967-1970
Published online Jul 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i13.1967
Table 1 Effect of RPF on body mass of OVX rats
GroupnBody mass afterBody weight duringWk 1 (g)Wk 2 (g)Wk 3 (g)Wk 4 (g)Wk 5 (g)Change rate
operation (g)recovery period (g)
OVX8215 ± 15233 ± 17250 ± 16266 ± 16c276 ± 15c284 ± 16c268 ± 20c22.1%
Sham OVX9235 ± 4.7230 ± 4232 ± 7235 ± 6241 ± 9246 ± 11237 ± 147.1%
OVX + estrogen10236 ± 17242.4 ± 21249 ± 18248 ± 16a239 ± 14a248 ± 18a239 ± 19a1.1%
OVX + RPF10216 ± 15233.3 ± 16243 ± 17251 ± 20249 ± 16a246 ± 19a245 ± 17a5.6%