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. 2011 Oct 2;9(1):131–137. doi: 10.4314/ajtcam.v9i1.18

Table 2.

Serum concentrations of total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C), and high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), in control and atherogenic rats treated with arginine and pumpkin seeds

Parameters St.Lab.diet St.Lab.diet
+
2% Arg.		 St.Lab.diet
+
P.S		 AT. Diet AT. diet
+
2% Arg.		 AT. diet
+
P.S
Total cholesterol
( mmol / L )		 1.43 ±0.07
( 16 )		 1.70 ±0.05
( 15 )		 1.88 ±0.04 *
( 15 )		 4.89 ±0.14 †
( 12 )		 5.66 ±0.12
( 13 )		 2.55 ±0.06 †
( 13 )
Triglycerides
( mmol / L )		 1.04 ±0.03
( 16 )		 0.91 ±0.02
( 15 )		 1.96 ±0.06 †
( 14 )		 1.72 ±0.08 †
( 12 )		 1.42 ±0.04
( 15 )		 1.85 ±0.06
( 13 )
LDL — C
( mmol / L )		 0.60 ±0.03
( 14 )		 0.52 ±0.02
( 13 )		 0.49 ±0.02
( 10 )		 3.33 ±0.07 †
( 11 )		 2.71 ±0.06
( 15 )		 0.70 ±0.03 †
( 14 )
HDL — C
( mmol / L )		 0.44 ± 0.02
( 13 )		 0.48 ±0.02
( 15 )		 0.47 ±0.01
( 14 )		 0.43 ±0.01
( 12 )		 0.96 ±0.03 †
( 15 )		 0.89±0.03 †
( 15 )

Data are expressed as mean±SEM, with number of rats given in parentheses. As compared with matched groups,

*

p<0.05 ;

†

p<0.001 (student t test).