Table 1: Effect of glucan on body weight and organ weight.
Group |
Body |
Spleen |
Thymus |
Heart |
Lungs |
Control |
20.7 ± 1.8 |
601 ± 80 |
46 ± 10 |
118 ± 14 |
146 ± 17 |
PBS |
19.3 ± 2.2 |
329 ± 54 |
47 ± 12 |
126 ± 11 |
129 ± 14 |
Glucan 50 mg |
20.7 ± 1.7 |
479 ± 44* |
47 ± 9 |
101 ± 12 |
133 ± 15 |
Glucan 100 mg |
21.0 ± 1.8 |
572 ± 33* |
48 ± 11 |
120 ± 13 |
140 ± 10 |
Glucan 200 mg |
22.1 ± 1.8 |
602 ± 45* |
46 ± 12 |
118 ± 11 |
145 ± 9 |
Weight of body is given in g, weight of organs in mg. Control group shows results before any treatment, PBS and Glucan groups shows results after exercise. Significant difference between PBS group and treated group at P 0.05 level.