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. 2012 Oct 2;11:126. doi: 10.1186/1476-511X-11-126

Table 4.

Effect of flavone from Mucuna pruriens and coumarin from Ionidium suffruticosum on tissues free cholesterol profile in control and experimental rats

Groups Free cholesterol (mg/g tissue)
Liver Heart Aorta
Group I
0.65±0.01b*
0.69± 0.01b*
0.40±0.01b*
Group II
1.24±0.01a**
1.17±0.03 a*
1.86±0.02a*
Group III
0.89 ±0.01a*,b**
0.12±0.01a**,b*
0.73±0.01a*,b*
Group IV
0.73±0.01a*,b*
0.66±0.01a*,b*
0.62±0.01a*,b*
Group V 0.81±0.04a*,b* 0.64±0.04a*,b* 0.63±0.04a*,b*

Values are expressed as mean ± SE (n=6 rats); P values: * < 0.001, ** < 0.05; NS: Non Significant; a →group I compared with groups II, III, IV, V; b →group II compared with groups III, IV, V; Details of group I-V are same as in Table 1.