Suppression of Diet-Induced Hypercholesterolemia by Turtle Jelly, A Traditional Chinese Functional Food, in Rats

Figure 6

The concentration-response curves to acetylcholine are expressed as decrease in (percentage) steady-state tension obtained with 1 μM phenylephrine precontracted thoracic aortic rings from the Control, HCD, SIM (3 mg/kg bw per day), GL (3.3 mL/kg bw per day), and GH (10 mL/kg bw per day). Data are expressed as means ± SEM, 𝑛=8. ^#𝑃<0.05  ^##𝑃<0.01, and ^###𝑃<0.001 represent significant differences when compared with the Control. *𝑃<0.05 represents significant differences when compared with the HCD. The number in parentheses is 𝑛 for individual group.