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Table 3 Measurement of the total no. of ulcers, ulcer index, inhibition percentage, mucus and pH

From: Effects of Thymus hirtus sp. algeriensis Boiss. et Reut. (Lamiaceae) essential oil on healing gastric ulcers according to sex

Groups number

Treatment (p.o)

PH

Mucus production (μg/g wet tissue)

Total no. of ulcers (mean ± SD) (n = 6)

Ulcer index (mean ± SD) (n = 6)

% ulcer inhibition

Group 1

Control (FRa)

2.7 ± 0.65*

0.85 ± 0.52*

14 ± 2.20*

17 ± 1.80*

0.00*

Group 2

control (MRb)

2.95 ± 0.21*

0.43 ± 0.14*

16.5 ± 4.20*

23.5 ± 7.30*

0.00*

Group 3

Omeprazole

4.37 ± 0.32#

1.2 ± 0.20#

5 ± 2.10#

8 ± 6.13#

65.95#

Group 4

EOTa (MR)

3.1 ± 0.80*#

0.42 ± 0.40*#

13 ± 0.70*#

14.83 ± 1.70*#

36.90*#

Group 5

EOTa (MR)

3.42 ± 0.87*#

0.8 ± 0.20*#

10 ± 1.80*#

11.42 ± 3.80*#

51.40*#

Group 6

EOTa (MR)

5.79 ± 0.22*#

2.2 ± 0.80*#

1.5 ± 0.32*#

2.82 ± 2.21*#

88.00*#

Group 7

EOTa (FR)

5.13 ± 0.26*#

2.55 ± 0.32*#

3.5 ± 2.70*#

5.3 ± 1.67*#

77.44*#

Group 8

EOTa (FR)

5.88 ± 0.20*#

2.85 ± 0.46*#

0.84 ± 1.33*#

0.88 ± 0.22*#

96.25*#

Group 9

EOTa (FR)

6.14 ± 0.38*#

3.18 ± 0.72*#

0.25 ± 0.05*#

0.27 ± 0.93*#

98.85*#

  1. aFR: Female Rats; bMR: Male Rats; All values are expressed as mean 6 standard error mean. Mean difference is significant at the p < 0.05 level (ANOVA followed by Dunnett’s test). *significant when compared to the ulcer control groups (a and b). #significant when compared to the reference control group (c).