Table 1 Brain water content, specific gravity and Evans blue dye content in the brain tissue
From: Neuroprotective efficacy of magnesium sulphate in experimental traumatic brain injury
BWC (% brain tissue) | SG | EBD (μg/mg brain tissue) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Groups | Left | Right | Left | Right | Left | Right |
Control (n = 6) | 81.7 ± 0.82 | 81.2 ± 0.49 | 1.044 ± 0.002 | 1.044 ± 0.001 | 0.0053 ± 0.0004 | 0.0054 ± 0.005 |
Magnesium (n = 6) | 77.82 ± 0.68 | 78.02 ± 0.33 | 1.047 ± 0.0007 | 1.045 ± 0.001 | 0.0016 ± 0.0002 | 0.0017 ± 0.0002 |
P | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.05 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 |