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Table 1 Body, liver, kidney and white adipose tissue weights of the experimental mice

From: Pitavastatin suppresses diethylnitrosamine-induced liver preneoplasms in male C57BL/KsJ-db/dbobese mice

Group no.

Treatment

No. of mice

Body wt (g)

BMIa

Relative wt (g/100 g body wt) of:

     

Liver

Kidney

Fatb

1

DEN alone

12

63.1 ± 7.0c

7.2 ± 0.6

6.4 ± 1.5

0.9 ± 0.1

9.3 ± 1.0

2

DEN + 1 ppm Pitavastatin

12

59.7 ± 3.9

6.7 ± 0.4d

6.0 ± 0.8

0.9 ± 0.1

9.1 ± 0.8

3

DEN + 10 ppm Pitavastatin

12

55.2 ± 9.5

6.2 ± 0.6d,e

5.7 ± 1.2

1.0 ± 0.2

8.7 ± 1.0

  1. aBody mass index.
  2. bWhite adipose tissue of the periorchis and retroperitoneum.
  3. cMean ± SD.
  4. dSignificantly different from Group 1 (P < 0.01).
  5. eSignificantly different from Group 2 (P < 0.05).
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