Table 3.
Variable | Control | ISO Control | Tea + ISO | BT + ISO |
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Free fatty acids | 3.37 ± 0.33a | 4.87 ± 0.40c | 3.70 ± 0.26b | 3.54 ± 0.15a |
Triglycerides | 3.30 ± 0.28a | 6.87 ± 0.41c | 5.12 ± 0.38b | 3.85 ± 0.27a |
Phospholipids | 14.07 ± 0.56b | 10.82 ± 0.37a | 11.83 ± 0.47a | 13.60 ± 0.35b |
Total cholesterol | 4.13 ± 0.33a | 7.75 ± 0.39c | 5.79 ± 0.38b | 4.52 ± 0.29a |
Ester cholesterol | 2.99 ± 0.20a | 5.48 ± 0.25c | 4.23 ± 0.28b | 3.05 ± 0.23a |
Free cholesterol | 1.13 ± 0.21a | 2.24 ± 0.19c | 1.56 ± 0.20b | 1.19 ± 0.10a |
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/g wet tissue weight. BT = Bio-tea; ISO = isoproterenol.