Table 3 Effect of coenzyme Q10 supplement on the weights of the liver and abdominal fat in SD rats fed 1% of cholesterol diet
Items | Treatment | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No cholesterol | Cholesterol (1%) | Significance | |||||
No CoQ10 | CoQ10 (0.5%) | No CoQ10 | CoQ10 (0.5%) | ||||
CON | COQ | CHO | CHCQ | Coq | Cho | C*C | |
Liver weight, g | 11.17 ± 0.94bc | 10.41 ± 0.84c | 12.27 ± 0.56ab | 13.57 ± 0.98a | NS | * | * |
Abdominal fat pad, g/100 g BW | 1.35 ± 0.49b | 1.81 ± 0.14ab | 2.00 ± 0.41a | 1.96 ± 0.35a | NS | * | NS |