<i>Hepatic</i> antioxidant enzymes, antioxidant activities and lipid peroxidation in control and hamsters treated with T. indica fruit pulp extracts, in the presence or absence of cholesterol.

<p>Values are given as means ± standard error of mean (n = 5). Values not sharing a common superscript letter within the same row differ significantly at <i>p</i><0.05. Group I: standard chow plus distilled water (5 ml/kg body weight); Group II: standard chow plus <i>T. indica</i> fruit pulp extract (500 mg/kg body weight); Group III: high-cholesterol diet plus distilled water (5 ml/kg body weight) and Group IV: high-cholesterol diet plus <i>T. indica</i> fruit pulp extract (500 mg/kg body weight). DPPH, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl radical scavenging activity; ABTS, 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) radical scavenging activity; FRAP, ferric reducing antioxidant power; MDA (malondialdehyde).