Table 1. Serum biological examinations in each group of rats.

Group	n	ALT (U/L)	AST (U/L)	TC (mmol/L)	TG (mmol/L)
Control	12	45.30±11.35	71.80±9.46	1.81±0.20	0.41±0.10
8th week	6	65.00±10.39#*	93.17±14.27#*	2.77±0.31#*	0.69±0.12#*
12th week	6	105.50±13.74#*	128.67±14.92#*	3.45±0.32#*	0.86±0.10#*
16th week	6	120.50±11.06#*	149.50±9.20#*	3.85±0.19#*	1.02±0.13#*
20th week	6	138.67±9.63#*	178.00±8.07#*	4.15±0.23#*	1.24±0.18#*
24th week	6	163.00±17.34#	193.00±8.85#	4.51±0.21#	1.41±0.08#
Simvastatin	6	132.67±7.09#*	152.50±13.32#*	4.20±0.23#*	1.25±0.10#*
F value		92.92	110.89	62.70	36.27
P value		<0.01	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01

^# P<0.05, compared with the control group; *P<0.05, compared with 24^th week group