Anatomy & Cell Biology

Table 2

Percentage decrease in the total mass of mice

Week	Control group	4% formalin group	Formalin and sodium bicarbonate group	P-value ANOVA test
1	51.125±7.652	37.488±2.915	29.275±2.607	<0.001a
2	82.079±9.473	45.136±6.105	37.337±4.141	<0.001
3	88.517±6.623	56.292±4.568	52.252±4.015	<0.001
4	89.015±6.286	71.753±4.298	68.890±5.314	<0.001
5	89.866±6.219	78.617±4.234	74.630±0.644	<0.001
6	91.065±5.614	85.986±4.366	83.673±1.800	0.025

Values are presented as mean±SD.

^aPost-hoc test results showed a significant difference between the formalin and sodium bicarbonate groups (P-value<0.05).