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Fig. 2. The effect of LQ on CCl4-induced liver toxicity in mice. Mice were injected with CCl4
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(0.5 ml/kg) intraperitoneally twice a week and administered LQ (10 or 30 mg/kg) orally four
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times per week for 4 weeks. After treatment, (A) the activities ALT were assayed by using

semi-automated blood chemistry analyzer. Data represents the mean ± SD. * P < 0.05; ** P
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< 0.01. (B) Representative histological sections of the liver. The liver sections from left

lateral lobes were stained with haematoxylin and eosin (H&E) in mice treated with vehicle,

CCl4, CCl4 + LQ 10 mg/kg, and CCl4 + LQ 30 mg/kg. Scale bars = 80 μm.

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