Table 2.

Area of collagen fibers in tunica media of aorta in the study groups of rat.

Parameter/Group	Control (n = 24)	TRG (n = 24)	CRG (n = 16)	MRG (n = 24)	CMG (n = 24)	TMG (n = 24)
Area of collagen fibers in tunica media of aorta (%)
Mean ± SD	43.3 ± 19.6	85.25 ± 4.8	70.0 ± 4.06	57.89 ± 11.81	66.81 ± 8.21	92.36 ± 6.21
Median	45.56	86.24 *	70.0 *	58.3 T	66.46 T	94.02 *,C,M,∆
Min–Max	10.62–74.65	73.3–92.21	61.84–5.32	27.07–73.97	55.58–85.46	76.06–97.97

AM: arithmetic mean; SD: standard deviation; n—number of measured areas; Min–Max—minimum and maximum values * p < 0.05 vs. control; ^T p < 0.05 vs. TRG; ^C p < 0.05 vs. CRG; ^M p < 0.05 vs. MRG; ^∆ p < 0.05 vs. MRG.