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. 2016 Sep 26;5(3):146–154. doi: 10.1016/j.jmau.2016.09.001

Table 3.

Effect of Bio-tea on myocardial lipids in MI rats.

Variable Control ISO Control Tea + ISO BT + ISO
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.