Table 5. Effect of ethanolic extract of Emblica officinalis (Amla) on morphometry of elastic arterial lumen.
Parameters | Group I | Group II | Group III | Group IV | ANOVA | |
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F Value | p Value | |||||
Antero-post (µm) | 765.9 ± 76 | 777.3 ± 37 | 571.9 ± 42a,b | 777.5 ± 27c | 26.6 | 0.000 |
Transverse (µm) | 212.5 ± 109 | 217.6 ± 40 | 168.2 ± 60a,b | 221.8 ± 40c | 53.7 | 0.000 |
Arterial Lumen (µm) | 722.7 ± 28 | 788.7 ± 15 | 577.3 ± 27a,b | 775.3 ± 36c | 59.4 | 0.000 |
Values are expressed as mean ± SD. ANOVA followed by ‘Post hoc t’ test. Group I: control, group II: supplemented with ethanolic extract of Emblica officinalis, group III: high fat fed rats, and group IV: high fat diet + ethanolic extract of Emblica officinalis. Superscript a, b, c, express a significant difference between groups. ‘a’ depicts a comparison with group I, ‘b’ depicts a comparison with group II, ‘c’ depicts a comparison with group III.(*p ≤0.05).