Research Article
Thirteen-Week Oral Toxicity Study of HVC1 in Rats
Table 3
Urinalysis results of HVC1-treated male and female rats.
| Sex | Test item (grade) | Treatment group (mg/kg/day) | Control | 500 | 1,000 | 2,000 |
| Males | Glucose (0–4) | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.4 ± 0.5 | 1.2 ± | | Ketone body (0–4) | 0.6 ± 0.9 | 1.8 ± | 2.0 ± | 2.6 ± | | Leukocyte (0–4) | 0.8 ± 0.4 | 1.0 ± 1.7 | 4.0 ± | 4.0 ± |
| Females | Ketone body (0–4) | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 1.2 ± | 1.6 ± | 1.6 ± | | Leukocyte (0–4) | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 1.6 ± | 0.8 ± | 1.6 ± |
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Values are expressed as mean ± SD ( n = 5). < 0.05, < 0.01 compared with the control group. Grades: 0 (negative), 1 (trace), 1+, 2, 2+, 3, 3+, 4. |