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Effect of C. domestica on cholesterol, triglyceride and phospholipid levels in the serum and aorta. |
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| Group |
Cholesterol |
Triglyceride |
Phospholipid |
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| serum |
aorta |
serum |
aorta |
serum |
aorta |
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| (mg/ml) |
(μg/g protein) |
(mg/ml) |
(mg/g protein) |
(μmol/ml) |
(mmol/g protein) |
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| untreated |
4.32 ± 0.86 |
5.28 ± 1.23 |
7.31 ± 2.53 |
28.00 ± 6.25 |
0.12 ± 0.01 |
1.06 ± 0.02 |
| (control) |
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| given high |
4.66 ± 1.20 |
22.06 ± 4.63* |
22.47 ± 5.29* |
65.34 ± 11.72* |
0.14 ± 0.01 |
2.48 ± 0.50* |
| cholestrol |
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| diet |
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| given high |
4.40 ± 0.89 |
5.26 ± 1.82** |
7.30 ± 0.46** |
28.67 ± 5.17** |
0.13 ± 0.01 |
1.07 ± 0.17** |
| cholesterol |
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| diet and |
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| C. domestic a |
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| given |
2.25 ± 0.90 |
5.13± 1.24 |
6.40 ± 0.45 |
23.94 ± 5.14 |
0.12 ± 0.01 |
1.05 ± 0.09 |
| C. domestica |
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The data are presented as mean ± SEM of 6 animals. * Significantly different when compared to untreated group (control), p < 0.05 ** Significantly different when compared to group given high cholesterol diet, p < 0.05 | ||||||
Ahmad-Raus et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2001 1:6 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-1-6 |
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