Assessment of bee venom therapy in animal model of statin-induced myopathy

Table 4 In vitro assessment of contractile function of gastrocnemius

Variable	Control group (n = 10)	Statin group (n = 10)	Bee venom group (n = 10)		P value
Contraction time (msec)	37.91 ± 3.48	49.5 ± 4.1	40.94 ± 3.43	P1	0.000*
				P2	0.077
				P3	0.000*
Half relaxation time (msec)	52.98 ± 4.94	69.29 ± 5.74	53.09 ± 9.46	P1	0.000*
				P2	0.97
				P3	0.000*
Tension (N)	60.04 ± 5.22	26.61 ± 5.06	47.07 ± 3.75	P1	0.000*
				P2	0.000*
				P3	0.000*

P1 values compare the control group with the statin group, P2 values compare the control group with the bee venom group, P3 values compare the statin group with the bee venom group. *Significant (P value ≤ 0.05)