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Table 7 Percentage of wound areas contraction of different group of rats

From: Oil from pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.) seeds: evaluation of its functional properties on wound healing in rats

Days

1

3

5

7

9

11

Group 1

0

3.5 ± 0.15a

7.15 ± 0.42a

26.63 ± 0.26a

57.15 ± 0.78a

78.75 ± 1.2a

Group 2

0

9.32 ± 0.89b

20.61 ± 0.95b

36.25 ± 1.2b

52.42 ± 0.87b

84.21 ± 0.95b

Group 3

0

14.5 ± 0.68c

21.6 ± 1.12b

45.8 ± 2.6c

66.07 ± 2.69c

91.6 ± 0.7c

  1. Values are given as mean ± SD (n = 6/group). Data with different letters for each column represent significant difference at p < 0.0001. Group 1: rats were treated with saline solution (control group); Group 2: rats were treated with reference drug “Cicaflora cream®”; Groups 3: rats were treated with Cucurbita pepo L. extracted oil