Table 1.

Experimental design.

Groups	First 5 weeks*	Treatment(last 2 weeks)
Normal control	1% BSA	+ vehicle
PA	5 mM PA + 1% BSA	+ vehicle
PA + Lycopene (0.24 mg/kg)	5 mM PA + 1% BSA	+ lycopene (0.24 mg/kg)
PA + Lycopene (0.48 mg/kg)	5 mM PA + 1% BSA	+ lycopene (0.48 mg/kg)
Lycopene (0.28 mg/ kg)	1% BSA	+ lycopene (0.24 mg/kg)
Lycopene (0.48 mg/kg)	1% BSA	+ lycopene (0.48 mg/kg)

*The respective PA and/or BSA administration lasted throughout the study; BSA = Bovine serum albumin; PA = palmitic acid; vehicle = olive oil.