Table 7. Effect of ethanolic extract of Emblica officinalis (Amla) on Coronary arterial lumen.
Parameters | Group I | Group II | Group III | Group IV | ANOVA | |
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F Value | p Value | |||||
Antiro-Post (µm) | 793.9 ± 57.7 | 638.3 ± 194 | 569 ± 117 a | 726.7 ± 136 | 7.76 | 0.004 |
Transverse (µm) | 591.8 ± 35 | 1208.4 ± 98.1 a,c | 499.1 ± 45 | 1027.7 ± 166 a,c | 27.8 | 0.000 |
Arterial Lumen (µm) | 366.9 ± 45 | 496 ± 29.4 c | 268.1 ± 46 a | 653 ± 124 a,c | 24.08 | 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, group and IV: high fat diet + ethanolic extract of Emblica officinalis fed rats. Superscript a, b, c, express a significant difference between groups. ‘a’ depicts comparison with group I, ‘b’ depicts a comparison with group II, ‘c’ depicts a comparison with group III.(*p ≤0.05).