Table 4

 Elongation values (e values) of rat liver tissues measured by telomeric repeat elongation assay

Rat livere value (RU)
ControlGroup AGroup B
Values are mean (SD) for five rats. We performed the TRE assay five times and calculated the mean e value for each rat.
*p<0.05 compared with the control or group A.
Male24 weeks2.8 (2.2)3.2 (1.5)20.1 (5.8)*
48 weeks3.0 (2.0)3.8 (2.4)19.9 (9.1)*
Female24 weeks1.6 (1.2)6.1 (3.3)22.7 (6.3)*
48 weeks3.5 (2.9)7.4 (3.5)22.9 (7.4)*