Table 3 Body weight, feed intake, and liver weight of animals in the tumor study
Group/dose of flaxseed | Number of animals | Body weight (g) | Feed intake (g/animal/week) | Liver weight | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Start | Scheduled termination | Initial | Scheduled termination | Absolute (g) | Relative | ||
Control | 21 | 16 | 17 ± 1.3 | 27 ± 2.6 | 23 ± 1.2 | 1.1 ± 0.08 | 4.0 ± 0.29 |
Low | 21 | 17 | 17 ± 1.3 | 27 ± 1.9 | 22 ± 0.4 | 1.0 ± 0.08 | 3.8 ± 0.23 |
Middle | 21 | 19 | 17 ± 1.5 | 28 ± 3.2 | 24 ± 1.1 | 1.1 ± 0.12 | 3.8 ± 0.63 |
High | 21 | 15 | 17 ± 1.5 | 27 ± 2.5 | 25 ± .1.2 | 1.1 ± 0.10 | 4.1 ± 0.48 |