Potential Effects of Bisphenol A on the Heart and Coronary Artery of Adult Male Rats and the Possible Role of L-Carnitine

Table 1

Comparison between the study groups regarding Masson trichrome area fraction (%), caspase area fraction (%), and eNOS area fraction (%).

Control group

BPA group

BPA + LC

Test of significance

Within group significance

Masson trichrome area fraction (%)

11.11 ± 1.54

47.34 ± 3.60

30.02 ± 4.09

F = 259.593

Caspase area fraction (%)

182.92 ± 6.44

240.69 ± 4.84

204.47 ± 10.59

F = 115.535

eNOS area fraction (%)

52.39 ± 4.05

114.84 ± 6.21

81.86 ± 5.94

F = 245.417

F: one-way ANOVA test, p1: difference between control and BPA groups, P2: difference between control and BPA + LC groups, P3: difference between BPA group and BPA + LC groups. Data are presented as means ± SDs. indicates a statistically significant difference.