Table 2.

Histomorphometric analysis of the elastic lamellae in the ascending aorta wall.

	Adult		Aged
		0% Dill	5% Dill	10% Dill
Number of elastic lamellae (EL)	6.81 ± 0.31	7.12 ± 0.36	7.58 ± 0.25	7.66 ± 0.33
Number of disruptions per EL	2.49 ± 0.11	5.93 ± 0.49 *	4.58 ± 0.2 *&	3.99 ± 0.46 *&

Data are mean ± SEM. Three animals per group were used. Dill: DE. * Significant difference with the corresponding value in adult untreated mice (one-way ANOVA, followed by LSD test, p ≤ 0.05). ^& Significant difference between DE-treated and untreated aged mice (one-way ANOVA followed by LSD test, p ≤ 0.05).