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Table 2.

Changes of liver weight, heart weight and serum lipid profile in normal rats, HC rats and HC rats treated with essential oils of Ocimum sanctum L. leaves

	group
	Normal	HC	HC + EO
Organ weight (g/kgbw)
Liver	32.5 ± 0.6^a	62.2 ± 1.5^b	65.8 ± 1.5^b
heart	3.53 ± 0.1	3.33 ± 0.09	3.30 ± 0.08
Serum lipid (mg/dl)
Total cholesterol	38 ± 2^a	133 ± 5^b	112 ± 3^c
Triglyceride	25 ± 1^a	50 ± 7^b	26 ± 3^a
HDL-C	20 ± 0^ab	17 ± 1^a	22 ± 2^b
LDL-C	13 ± 1^a	105 ± 6^b	85 ± 2^c
AI	0.9 ± 0.1^a	6.9 ± 0.8^b	4.4 ± 0.4^c

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM of seven rats per group. Values with different superscripts in the same row are significantly different at p<0.05.