Research Article

The Protective Effect of Marigold Hydroalcoholic Extract in STZ-Induced Diabetic Rats: Evaluation of Cardiac and Pancreatic Biomarkers in the Serum

Table 1

Effect of hydroalcoholic flower extract of marigold on body weight in control and experimental group.

Group ()Mean body weight (gr)
Initial weightFinal weight

NC231.43 ± 51.065234.44 ± 44.472
DC199.23 ± 67.210177.55 ± 43.946
T250223.14 ± 16.325215.00 ± 34.550
T500229.65 ± 58.419225.11 ± 22.418

NC: normal control group; DC: diabetic control group; T250: diabetic rat treated with 250 mg/kg extract; T500: diabetic rat treated with 500 mg/kg extract; values are presented as mean ± SD; in each group. One-way ANOVA followed by LSD test (). ignificant difference with NC. ignificant difference with DC.