Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Table 3 The effect of lactobacillus cultures on body weight in experimental mice for 10 days

From: Cholesterol-lowering effects and safety assessment of Lactobacillus spp. in vivo and in vitro testing for human use as probiotic from the dairy product in Egypt

Time (day)	Body weight (g)
Time (day)	G1	G2	G3	G4	G5
@ Zero time	14.6	13.25	15.45	15.75	16.85
1	15.25	14.5	16.05	16.2	17.5
2	15.77	16.6	16.6	16.8	18.3
3	15.9	15.15	17	16.06	18.8
4	16.4	17.75	17.25	18.6	19.56
5	15.85	16.4	18.722	19.41	19.81
6	16.75	16.5	18.5	20	19.21
7	18.93	19.5	21.5	23.6	17.125
8	20.25	20.25	21	21.58	18.66
9	20.75	20.35	20.8	21.6	17.8
10	19.57	22.5	22.43	23.1	22.5
Mean	17.27	21.72	18.66	19.33	18.7

Body weight in gram, G3 (L. Acidophillus, G4 L. casei, G5 L. lactis, Gl (positive control, L. plantarum), G2 (control, no bacteria)

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