Animal experiments
Male Sprague –Dawley rats (100 – 130 g) bred in the
department animal house were used for the study. The
animals were housed individually in polypropylene cages
in a room maintained at 25 F 1jC with a 12-h light and
12-h dark cycle. The experimental groups were as follows:
Group I (Control)—ground nut oil (GNO), 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.