Table 4.

Effect of ACPs on antioxidant defense in hepatic tissue of TEB treated rats.

Parameters and Treatments	Control	TEB	TEB + ACPs	ACPs
GPx (nmol GSH/ min/mg protein)	6.11 ± 1.13 b	3.60 ± 0.59 a	4.65 ± 0.97 ab	5.64 ± 0.39 b
SOD (units/mg protein)	23.34 ± 4.22 b	12.76 ± 4.17 b	18.43 ± 2.11 b	25.62 ± 2.62 b
GSH (nmol/mg protein)	20.35 ± 4.65 b	11.38 ± 3.13 b	14.35 ± 3.54 b	18.08 ± 2.56 b

Values are expressed as means ± S.D for six animals in each group. Different superscript letters (^a,b) in the same row indicate significant differences at p < 0.05.