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C.3.2.3<br />

C.3.3<br />

C.3.3.1<br />

Clinical signs<br />

During the preliminary toxicity test, no dianhea or other abnormalities in animal behaviour<br />

or appearance were observed. No mortality was recorded during the short-term, preliminary<br />

period.<br />

Experimental test<br />

Food and water consumption<br />

Table C3-2 shows the amount of food (glrat/day) and water (glrat/day) the rats<br />

consumed during the 14-day period. There was no significant difference in the feed<br />

intake ofthe beta-sitosterol group compared with the two control groups. A small but<br />

significant (p

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