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Table 1 Effects of different types of milk and water on body and organ weights

From: Uterotrophic effects of cow milk in immature ovariectomized Sprague–Dawley rats

Test groups

Liquid consumption (g/day/rat)

Chow consumption (g/day/rat)

Body weight (g)

Peritoneum adipose weight (g)

Wet uterine weight (mg)

Dry uterine weight (mg)

Wet uterine weight/body weight (10−4)

Commercial milk

43.6 ± 2.0

14.9 ± 3.9

312.2 ± 15.1

8.6 ± 0.6

142 ± 13

112 ± 10

4.5 ± 0.4

Traditional milk

41.4 ± 4.8

15.3 ± 4.6

318.8 ± 22.6

8.4 ± 1.1

114 ± 30 a

91 ± 24 a

3.7 ± 1.2

Water

33.8 ± 5.2 b,d

24.1 ± 6.7 b,d

307.0 ± 16.4

6.4 ± 1.6 b,d

87 ± 6 b,c

69 ± 5 b,c

2.8 ± 0.3 b,c

  1. Values are given as the mean ± standard deviation (SD)
  2. Values followed by different letters indicate signficant differences. a Significant difference from the commercial milk group (p < 0.01); b significant difference from the commercial milk group (p < 0.001); c significant difference from the traditional milk group (p < 0.01); d significant difference from the traditional milk group (p < 0.001)
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Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

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