From: Shikimic acid recovers diarrhea and its complications in SD rats fed lactose diet to induce diarrhea
Parameters | Control | Shikimic acid | Desmopressin drug | Diarrheal rats | Diarrheal rats +  shikimic acid | Diarrheal rats +  desmopressin |
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Total body weight (g) | 165  ± 6.24 | 167 ± 6.13 | 164 ± 6.52 | 128 ± 5.09a | 163 ± 6.24b | 162 ± 6.24b |
Food consumption (g/day) | 11.6 ± 1.2 | 11.4 ± 1.4 | 11.5 ± 1.6 | 7.2 ± 1.3a | 11.3 ± 1.6b | 11.2 ± 1.5b |
Water intake (ml/day) | 12.4 ± 1.7 | 12.6 ± 1.5 | 12.3 ± 1.2 | 17.8 ± 1.3a | 12.2 ± 1.7b | 12.1 ± 1.7b |
Liver weight (g/100 g bw) | 2.7 ± 0.08 | 2.6 ± 0.06 | 2.5 ± 0.09 | 1.8 ± 0.05a | 2.4 ± 0.08b | 2.3 ± 0.08b |
Pancreas weight (g/100 g bw) | 0.25 ± 0.03 | 0.27 ± 0.02 | 0.24 ± 0.04 | 0.16 ± 0.02a | 0.23 ± 0.03b | 0.22 ± 0.03b |
Spleen weight (g/100 g bw) | 0.34 ± 0.06 | 0.33 ± 0.04 | 0.36 ± 0.05 | 0.21 ± 0.03a | 0.32 ± 0.05b | 0.31 ± 0.07b |
Heart weight (g/100 g bw) | 0.36 ± 0.04 | 0.35 ± 0.06 | 0.38 ± 0.05 | 0.23 ± 0.03a | 0.34 ± 0.03b | 0.33 ± 0.03b |
Fecal pellet count | 38 ± 4.07 | 37 ± 3.86 | 36 ± 4.20 | 25 ± 3.14a | 35 ± 4.35b | 34 ± 4.26b |