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Table 2.

Effect of ethanolic extract (2 g/kg b.w.) of S oleoides on lipid profile in euglycemic rats

Lipid profile	Period	Control	Ethanolic extract	Tolbutamide
TG	0 day	84.46 ± 1.50	82.28 ± 1.65	85.32 ± 1.78
	7 days	80.32 ± 2.08	77.25 ± 1.82^***	76.21 ± 1.63^***
	14 days	81.04 ± 1.70	71.02 ± 1.46^***	69.35 ± 1.14^***
	21 days	80.61 ± 1.94	64.70 ± 2.01^***	62.03 ± 1.46^***
TCH	0 day	78.23 ± 1.75	79.06 ± 1.89	76.14 ± 1.23
	7 days	79.13 ± 0.71	73.72 ± 1.06^***	70.09 ± 1.37^***
	14 days	77.65 ± 1.30	69.08 ± 1.57^***	65.43 ± 1.11^***
	21 days	76.45 ± 0.90	62.56 ± 1.78^***	58.22 ± 1.93
HDL	0 day	22.18 ± 1.01	18.21 ± 1.19	21.65 ± 1.08
	7 days	21.06 ± 1.82	19.42 ± 1.42^NS	22.78 ± 0.98^NS
	14 days	22.47 ± 1.13	20.22 ± 1.53^*	24.61 ± 1.02^***
	21 days	39.16 ± 1.32	21.52 ± 1.23^***	26.52 ± 1.36^***
LDL	0 day	42.01 ± 1.04	44.40 ± 2.16	42.67 ± 1.72
	7 days	38.98 ± 1.77	38.85 ± 1.89^***	34.25 ± 1.53^***
	14 days	39.41 ± 1.53	34.66 ± 2.31^***	29.72 ± 1.19^***
	21 days	16.98 ± 1.50	28.70 ± 1.87^***	25.92 ± 1.02^***
VLDL	0 day	16.89 ± 1.50	16.45 ± 1.42	17.81 ± 1.24
	7 days	16.06 ± 1.81	15.45 ± 0.92^NS	15.87 ± 1.17^NS
	14 days	16.20 ± 1.62	14.20 ± 1.40^*	13.93 ± 1.34^*
	21 days	16.12 ± 1.60	12.94 ± 0.74^***	12.36 ± 1.35^***

Values are mean ± SD, n = 6 in each group. NS = nonsignificant

P < 0.05

**P < 0.01

^***

P < 0.001 when compared with the vehicle-treated group