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      Values are means ± SE of six animals for each group. DMSO= dimethylsulphoxide, CUR=curcumin, OB=obese.
        | Tested parameters | Animal groups |  
        | Control | DMSO | CUR | OB | OB+CUR |  
        | Body weight gain (g) | 118.67 ± 3.21 | 117.83 ±3.26 | 117.00 ±3.37 | 176.17 ± 3.53 a | 151.67 ± 1    .    45 abc |  
        | SERUM | TLs (mg/dl) | 439.5    4    ±     8.01 | 438.2811.91 | 433    .08     ±     8    .    48 | 873.64     ±     7.92a | 676.36      ±    10.83abc |  
        | TC(mg/dl) | 101.96     ±     1.75 | 102.35     ±    2.45 | 101.15 ± 1.86 | 131.41      ±     1.76a | 116.86       ±     3.41abc |  
        | TGs(mg/dl) | 94.    98    ±     4.    07 | 94.37 ± 4.83 | 94.05 ±     1.    90 | 147.03     ± 4.87 a | 127.29     ± 4.46abc |  
        | NO (µmol/L) | 68.40     ±     2.75 | 68.24 ± 0.79 | 68.96 ±     1.    40 | 45.68      ±     1.43a | 56.69     ±     1.79abc |  
        | AORTA | TLs (mg/g) | 68.74     ±     1.69 | 68.56     ±     1.45 | 68.09     ±     1.71 | 90.44     ±     1.31a | 81.94     ±    1.73abc |  
        | TC (mg/g) | 32.74     ±     1.32 | 32.59     ±     1.67 | 32.28     ±     1.54 | 48.02      ±     1.21a | 41.28     ±     0.82abc |  
        | TGs (mg/g) | 26.56     ±     2.12 | 26.38     ±     1.90 | 26.09     ±     1.38 | 40.59     ±     1.34a | 34.55     ±     1.87ac |  
        | NO (µmol/g) | 49.43     ±     1.30 | 49.11     ±     0.94 | 49.96     ±    1.82 | 30.81     ±     2.09 a | 42.30     ±     0.82abc |  
        | HEART | TLs (mg/g) | 63.43     ±     0.98 | 63    .29    ±     1.00 | 63.06     ± 0.7    7 | 80.27      ±     1.42a | 70.66      ±    1.82abc |  
        | TC (mg/g) | 26.97     ±     1.81 | 26.72     ±     0.48 | 26.41     ±     1.01 | 42.61     ±     2.80a | 35.88      ±     1.40abc |  
        | TGs (mg/g) | 25.56     ± 1.    36 | 25.24     ± 1.    03 | 25.10     ±     0.90 | 35.93      ±     1.40a | 31.67     ±     0.95ac |  
        | NO (µmol/g) | 59.29    ±     0.97 | 59.18 ±     1.    77 | 59.92 ±     1.3    2 | 39.50      ±     1.85a | 47.83      ±     1.54abc |  
        | ANOVA | P<0.05 |  a significant when compared different groups with
 control.
 b significant when compared (OB+CUR) with obese.
 c significant when compared (OB+CUR) with curcumin
 
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