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Table 8.

The effect of treating CCl4 induced hepatotoxicity in male rats with olive oil and N. sativa oil for 4 weeks on serum lipid profile levels

C	Statistics	G1	G2	G3	G4
C	Statistics	N. Control	P. Control	Olive oil	Nigella sativa oil
TG mg/dl	Mean ± SE	115.00 ± 4.64^d	244.83 ± 4.77^a	218.33 ± 15.12^b	181.33 ± 1.97^c
	LSD 0.05 = 26.170	115.00 ± 4.64^d	244.83 ± 4.77^a	218.33 ± 15.12^b	181.33 ± 1.97^c
	T-test	-	−15.21***	1.50^NS	9.80***
TC mg %	Mean ± SE	161.00 ± 3.06^d	278.00±3.63^a	227.00±2.06^b	189.00±3.26^c
	LSD 0.05 = 8.802	161.00 ± 3.06^d	278.00±3.63^a	227.00±2.06^b	189.00±3.26^c
	T-test	-	-22.16^***	15.23^***	16.90^***
HDL mg/dl	Mean±SE	48.33±0.42^a	30.00±0.57^d	40.83±0.47^b	36.50±0.42^c
	LSD 0.05=1.554	48.33±0.42^a	30.00±0.57^d	40.83±0.47^b	36.50±0.42^c
	T-test	-	24.11***	−18.02***	−7.67***
LDL mg/dl	Mean ± SE	89.33 ± 3.33^d	198.50 ± 4.13^a	145.50 ± 2.12^b	115.83 ± 3.41^c
	LSD 0.05 = 9.502	89.33 ± 3.33^d	198.50 ± 4.13^a	145.50 ± 2.12^b	115.83 ± 3.41^c
	T-test	-	−17.86***	15.38***	14.68***
VLDL mg/dl	Mean ± SE	23.73 ± 1.56^c	48.96 ± 0.95^a	43.66 ± 3.02^c	36.26 ± 0.39^b
	LSD 0.05 = 5.595	23.73 ± 1.56^c	48.96 ± 0.95^a	43.66 ± 3.02^c	36.26 ± 0.39^b
	T-test	-	−11.67***	1.50 ***	9.80***

Data are represented as mean ± SE. T-test values *: significant at P < 0.05,**: significant at P < 0.01, ***: significant at P < 0.001. ANOVA analysis: within each row, means with different superscript (a, b, c or d) are significantly different at P < 0.05, whereas means superscripts with the same letters mean that there is no significant difference at P > 0.05. LSD least significant difference, N.S. non significant