Research Article

Attenuation of Thrombosis by Crude Rice (Oryza sativa) Bran Policosanol Extract: Ex Vivo Platelet Aggregation and Serum Levels of Arachidonic Acid Metabolites

Table 2

Tail bleeding time (BT), activated partial prothrombin time (aPTT), and prothrombin time (PT) in secs of various experimental groups after oral administration of RBE or aspirin for one month, .

GroupsBT (secs)aPTT (secs)PT (secs)

HFD-negative control484 ± 45.3619.7 ± 1.819.8 ± 0.8
500 mg/kg573.6 ± 39.1116.8 ± 3.117.7 ± 1.5
250 mg/kg540.8 ± 93.5917.5 ± 1.818.8 ± 0.2
100 mg/kg521.2 ± 97.1616.3 ± 0.317.7 ± 1.6
Aspirin-PC597 ± 96.7715.1 ± 0.118.4 ± 0.8

The presented value was mean ± standard deviation. Means that shared the same letter were not significantly different at .