Animal Group |
Pre-treatment (5 ml/kg dose) |
Mucus production |
pH of gastriccontent |
Ulcer area (mm)2 (Mean ± S.E.M) |
Inhibition (%) |
1 |
CMC (Ulcer control) |
0.32 ± 0.01a |
3.41 ± 0.01a |
735.25 ± 2.12a |
- |
2 |
Omeprazole (20 mg/kg) |
0.56 ± 0.01b |
6.81 ± 0.35b |
90.33 ± 2.02b |
87.71% |
3 |
MCELE (250 mg/kg) |
0.52 ± 0.01b |
5.78 ± 0.1c |
112.5 ± 2.11b |
84.7% |
4 |
MCELE (500 mg/kg) |
0.58 ± 0.01b |
5.86 ± 0.01c |
95.08 ± 2.18b |
87.07% |
All values are expressed as mean ± standard error mean. Means with different superscripts are significantly different. The mean difference is significant at the p>0.05 level. |