Table 2.
Variable | Control | ISO control | Tea + ISO | BT + ISO |
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Free fatty acids | 28.64 ± 1.98a | 44.74 ± 3.40c | 31.68 ± 2.30b | 25.56 ± 1.16a |
Triglycerides | 40.75 ± 1.93a | 52.25 ± 1.49c | 46.50 ± 1.88c | 43.75 ± 1.42b |
Phospholipids | 36.50 ± 2.37a | 53.40 ± 3.61b | 48.13 ± 1.60b | 42.06 ± 2.86a |
Total cholesterol | 64.50 ± 2.21a | 87.00 ± 1.41c | 71.75 ± 1.93b | 66.75 ± 1.49a |
Values are mean ± standard error of the mean for six rats in each group. Values not sharing a common superscript differ significantly from each other (p < 0.05, Duncan's multiple range test). All the results are expressed as mg/dL. BT = Bio-tea; ISO = isoproterenol induced.