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.