Amelioration of Isoproterenol-Induced Oxidative Damage in Rat Myocardium by Withania somnifera Leaf Extract

Table 1

Changes in the body and heart weights in different groups of rats.

Parameters	Group
	Sham	WSLEt + Sham	WSLEt + ISO	ISO
Initial body weight (g)	143.70 ± 24.16^a	146.71 ± 15.99^a	141.00 ± 23.43^a	148.63 ± 19.91^a
Final body weight (g)	164.82 ± 19.28^a	175.00 ± 6.36^a	169.75 ± 16.64^a	172.00 ± 21.59^a
Body weight gain (g)	21.12^a	28.29^a	28.75^a	23.37^a
Absolute heart weight (g)	0.62 ± 0.03^a	0.66 ± 0.03^a	0.73 ± 0.02^b	0.97 ± 0.06^c
Relative heart weight (g/100 g)	0.39 ± 0.02^a	0.39 ± 0.01^a	0.49 ± 0.02^b	0.57 ± 0.04^c

Results are expressed as mean values ± SD; . ^a,b,cValues in the same row that do not share superscript letters (a, b, c) differ significantly at .