Table 1 |
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| Effect of SAME on thyroid hormones TSH, T3, T4 levels | |||
| Treatment | TSH | T4 | T3 |
| ng/dl | ng/ml | ng/ml | |
| Control | 15.50±1.23++ | 6.233±0.357++ | 59.83±2.24++ |
| 3 ml/kg CCl4 | 26.17±1.14** | 3.800±0.221** | 44.17±1.40** |
| 100 mg/kg SAME+CCl4 | 20.17±1.1**++ | 4.983±0.289**++ | 49.17±1.14**+ |
| 200 mg/kg SAME+CCl4 | 16.00±1.03++ | 5.933±0.278++ | 57.83±1.82++ |
| 200 mg/kg SAME alone | 15.17±1.22++ | 6.217±0.244++ | 58.33±1.73++ |
Mean ±SE (n=6 number).
** indicate significance from the control group at P<0.01 probability level.
++ indicate significance from the CCl4 group at P<0.01 probability level.
Khan BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2012 12:181 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-12-181