Basic Research
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2003.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 15, 2003; 9(6): 1292-1295
Published online Jun 15, 2003. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i6.1292
Table 1 Area occupied by fibrotic septa and its ratio to the total area examined
GroupsnArea covered by fibrotic septa (μm2)Ratio (%)
N835.30 ± 13.86b0.32 ± 0.18b
A15200.74 ± 33.84a1.63 ± 0.45a
B15148.73 ± 45.89a1.16 ± 0.33a
C15158.73 ± 40.89a1.12 ± 0.28a
D15840.23 ± 81.657.00 ± 0.90
Table 2 Semiquantitative assessment of enzymatic activities in different liver samples
GroupsnMAOSDHACPLDHNOSALP
N8++++++++++++
A15++++++++↓++++
B15++++++++++++
C15++++++++++++
D15+++↑++↓+++↑+↓++++
Table 3 Quantitative observation of the liver enzymatic activities (mean absorbance)
GroupsnMAOSDHACPLDH
N80.2042 ± 0.041a0.4057 ± 0.030a0.1160 ± 0.0338a0.1685 ± 0.0103
A150.3201 ± 0.066a0.2917 ± 0.045a0.1623 ± 0.0246a0.1948 ± 0.0319
B150.3308 ± 0.079a0.3380 ± 0.103a0.2101 ± 0.0342a0.1331 ± 0.0071
C150.1835 ± 0.060a0.3939 ± 0.0434a0.1884 ± 0.0542a0.1757 ± 0.0216
D150.5022 ± 0.1490.1819 ± 0.10490.4235 ± 0.07270.1656 ± 0.0145