One month old male Sprague–Dawley rats (100–120 g)
bred in our department animal house were used for the
study. The animals were housed in polypropylene cages
in a room maintained at 25 ± 1 C with a 12 h light
and 12 h dark cycle. The experimental groups were as follows:
Group I (Control) – GO (8%), Group II – CO
(8%), Group III – VCO (8%). Oils were fed along with
a semi synthetic diet for 45 days (Table 1). Gain in body
weight was recorded weekly. After 45 days, animals were
fasted overnight and sacrificed by sodium pentathone
injection, blood and tissues were collected for various
estimations.