Cholesterol Cholesterol and basal diet constituents were obtained from El-Gomhoria Company for Trade of Drugs, Chemicals and Medical Equipments, Cairo, Egypt. Methods Basal diet: The basal diet was prepared of the following: Protein (10%), corn oil (10%), vitamin mixture (1%), mineral mixture (4%), choline chloride (0.2%), methionine (0.3%), cellulose (5%), and the remained is corn starch (69.5%) according to Campbell (1963). While the salt mixture was formulated according to Hegested et al., (1941). Cholesterol containing diet was prepared by adding 1% cholesterol to the basal diet for 3 weeks to induce hypercholesterolemia. Experimental Design: Fifty male albino rats were housed in healthy condition (21-23ºC) and fed on basal diet for one week before starting the experiment for acclimatization , after this, rats were divided into two main groups, the first main group (5 rats) fed on basal diet as a negative control (ve-) and the other main group (45 rats) was fed on 1% cholesterol+ 0.02 salts for 3 weeks to induce hypercholesterolemia, then classified into nine sub groups as follow: Group (2): Positive control group (untreated group) Group (3): Treated with 5% milled Apricot Peels (AP).
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