Table-3.

Effects of cocoa on cardiac non-enzymatic antioxidants.

Cardiac non-enzymatic antioxidants	Groups
	A	B	C	D	E
GSH	236.7±20.1	227.4±24	170.3±8.3	206.1±8.5	203.6±11.7
Non-Protein Thiol	40.7±2.0	42.1±7.7	29.4±0.8	33.3±1.7	34.2±3.1
Protein Thiol	34.3±2.0	32.2±1.4	33.0±0.5	32.3±3.2	33.9±7.5
Vitamin C	1.42±0.18	1.6±0.1	1.3±0.2	1.4±0.2	1.4±0.2

Values presented as mean ± S.D. Alphabets indicate significant differences across groups at α<0.05. GSH (reduced glutathione; μmol /mg protein), non-protein thiol (μmol /mg protein), protein thiol (μmol /mg protein). Vitamin C (μmol /mg protein) A (Normal Feed alone), B (Cocoa Feed alone), C (Normal Feed + 8% salt + Uninephrectomy), D (Cocoa Feed + 8% salt + Uninephrectomy), E (Uninephrectomy alone)