Antiatherogenic Potential of Nigella sativa Seeds and Oil in Diet-Induced Hypercholesterolemia in Rabbits

Table 6

Maximum thickness of the intima, media and intima : media ratio in experimental rabbits.

Group	Intima thickness (𝜇m)	Media thickness (𝜇m)	Intima/media
NC	1257.02 ±437.68^a,c,b	3791.9 ± 1357.65^a	0.34 ± 0.04^a
PC	3991.91 ± 1598.76^d	5781.4 ± 2777.07^a	0.71 ± 0.12^b
NSP	1113.48±  487.22^b,a	4208.82 ± 1393.89^a	0.26 ± 0.03^a
NSO	1660.40 ±  96.54^a	4455.54 ± 679.94^a	0.33 ± 0.06^a
ST	2311.67 ±  730.72^c,d	4298.86 ± 1157.51^a	0.53 ± 0.04^c

Values are expressed as means ± SD 𝑛=5 for all groups. Within a column, values with the same superscript letters are not significantly different from each other (𝑃<.05).