Table 6 Effect of different test doses of product on TG, Cholesterol, HDL and VLDL in male and female rats

From: Acute and sub-acute toxicity study of a Pakistani polyherbal formulation

Parameters	Males				Females
	Control	50 mg/kg/day	100 mg/kg/day	200 mg/kg/day	Control	50 mg/kg/day	100 mg/kg/day	200 mg/kg/day
TG	40.4 ± 0.312	41.2 ± 0.845	38.6 ± 0.460	70.08** ± 1.234	40.64 ± 0.456	44.65** ± 0.344	42.72 ± 0.248	72.38** ± 0.733
Cholesterol	68.54 ± 0.275	80.1** ± 0.604	74.72** ± 0.426	57.68** ± 0.303	72.06 ± 0.580	74.01 ± 0.269	74.88** ± 0.620	68.24** ± 0.412
HDL	37.04 ± 0.394	33.96** ± 0.356	22.42** ± 0.290	25.12** ± 0.386	38.72 ± 0.210	35.28** ± 0.397	28.1** ± 0.304	15.64** ± 0.221
VLDL	6.13 ± 0.259	6.14 ± 0.225	6.16 ± 0.263	10.86** ± 0.190	5.86 ± 0.145	5.96 ± 0.128	5.94 ± 0.158	10.96** ± 0.121

The data are expressed as mean and standard error of the mean (n = 5). For statistical analysis one-way ANOVA with post-hoc Tukey’s test was applied. * represents significance of p < 0.05, ** represents significance of p < 0.01

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