Groups | Dose | Method of section | Duration |
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Group I negative control | 0.5 ml olive oil/kg b.w. | i.p | 3 times a week for 5 weeks |
Group II DMSO control | (0.2%) DMSO | i.p | 3 times a week for 4 weeks |
Group III CCl4 control | 1 ml (50% in olive oil)/kg b.w. | i.p | 3 times a week for 5 weeks |
Group IV CUR group | CCl4 as group III followed by CUR 100 mg/kg b.w. in olive oil [45, 46] | CCl4 i.p CUR orally through a gastric tube | CCl4 3 times a week for 5 weeks then 4 times a week for 4 weeks |
Group V CUR control | orally through a gastric tube | 4 times a week for 4 weeks | |
Group VI SMX Group | CCl4 as group III followed by 15 mg SMX/kg b.w. in DMSO [47] | i.p | CCl4 3 times a week for 5 weeks then 4 times a week for 4 weeks |
Group VII SMX control | 15 mg SMX/kg b.w. in DMS O[47] | i.p | 4 times a week for 4 weeks |
Group VIII Combination (CUR + SMX) group | CCl4 as group III followed by CUR as group V and SMX as group VII | CCl4 and SMX i.p CUR orally through a gastric tube. | CCl4 3 times a week for 5 weeks then 4 times a week for 4 weeks |
Group IX Combination (CUR. + SMX.) control | CUR as group V and SMX as group VII | CUR orally through a gastric tube. SMX i.p | 4 times a week for 4 weeks |