Group | (n) | Nourishment | Follow Up (Day) | RPE procedure (+/-) |
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CG | 10 | Rat food | 3 | - |
PCG | 10 | Rat food and PC | 3 | - |
RPEG | 10 | Rat food | 3 | + |
TG | 10 | Rat food and PC | 3 | + |
- CG; Control Group, PCG: Proanthocyanidine Group, RPEG; Reexpansion Pulmonary Edema, Group. TG: Treatment, Reexpansion Pulmonary Edema Plus Proanthocyanidin, Group. Rat food: All animals were provided access to the same food (2630 kkal/kg metabolic energy, 21% protein, 7% cellulose, and fat 9%) for a period of 7 days. PC: In PCG, PC (100+/-5 mg/kg rat body weight) intake was performed seven days by gavage orally. In TG, PC intake was started 8 h before pneumothorax application and continued 72 hour by the same doze and way of PCG. RPE procedure: This column shows whether reexpansion pulmonary edema was performed or not.