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Table 3 Effects of C. occidentalis extract administration for 4 weeks on organ weight

From: Hypolipidemic, antioxidant and anti-atherosclerogenic effect of aqueous extract leaves of Cassia. occidentalis Linn (Caesalpiniaceae) in diet-induced hypercholesterolemic rats

Group

Organ weight

Liver

Heart

Kidney

Testis

HC + dH2O

3.04 ± 0.71

0.34 ± 0.07

0.66 ± 0.35

0.55 ± 0.12

C. occidentalis treated

240 mg/kg

3.04 ± 0.15

0.33 ± 0.03

0.64 ± 0.07

0.53 ± 0.17

320 mg/kg

3.05 ± 0.91

0.32 ± 0.07

0.62 ± 0.53

0.53 ± 0.14

400 mg/kg

3.01 ± 0.25

0.32 ± 0.04

0.61 ± 0.04

0.53 ± 0.13

Atorvastatin (1 mg/kg)

3.02 ± 0.18

0.32 ± 0.07

0.61 ± 0.06

0.52 ± 0.16

NC

3.01 ± 0.26

0.30 ± 0.10

0.61 ± 0.25

0.52 ± 0.18

  1. Values are represented as mean ± standard error of mean, n = 5. No significant change was observed. dH2O distilled water, HC Hypercholesterolemic rats, NC Normocholesterolemic rats