Protective effects of Ginkgo biloba extract on the ethanol-induced gastric ulcer in rats

Table 4 Effect of Ginkgo biloba extract on the lipid peroxidation in the stomachs of rats treated by gavages with 50% ethanol^¹.

Treatment and dose	n	Malondialdehyde concentration (nmol/g wet tissue, mean±SE)
Control (NS)	5	102.54±15.32
NS+50% ethanol (1 mL/rat)	5	209.27±10.48a
GbE (8.75 mg/kg)+50% EtOH	5	212.32±9.83
GbE (17.5 mg/kg)+50% EtOH	5	125.48±11.39c
GbE (26.25 mg/kg)+50% EtOH	5	118.82±8.26c

¹NS, normal saline; GbE, Ginkgo biloba extract; etOH, ethanol. Significantly different from the control (normal saline) (^aP<0.05). Significantly different from the ethanol treatment (^cP<0.05).