a decreasing trendP>0.05
Effects of Morusin and MAS on the Water Content in the Rat Skin The skin water content of the paw pads in the model group was reduced compared to the normal group ((Paw pad of left forelimb: model group, 29.2 ± 1.7 versus control group, 32.7 ± 2.5, P<0.05; paw pad of right forelimb: model group, 28.7 ± 2.5 versus control group, 32.8 ± 2.3, P<0.05; paw pad of left hindlimb: model group, 30.4 ± 1.3 versus control group, 32.4 ± 1.2, P<0.05; paw pad of right hindlimb: model group, 29.7 ± 1.1 versus control group, 32.8 ± 2.2, P<0.05; n = 10; Figure 2 ), with a decreasing trend in back skin water content that was not statistically significant (Back: model group, 24.0 ± 0.6 versus control group, 24.8 ± 1.1, P>0.05; n = 10; Figure 2 ).