Table 6.
Effect of d 18 in ovo administration of soursop leaf extract in the air space on serum biochemistry of Noiler chicks at hatch.
| Treatments (SLE) |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | Control | Saline | 0.75 µg | 1.5 µg | SEM | P-value |
| Total protein (g/dL) | 4.22 | 4.84 | 4.54 | 4.57 | 0.089 | 0.094 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 2.45 | 2.43 | 2.61 | 2.65 | 0.048 | 0.258 |
| Globulin (g/dL) | 1.77 | 2.42 | 1.94 | 1.92 | 0.093 | 0.065 |
| ALT (U/L) | 14.73 | 21.07 | 22.03 | 17.66 | 1.172 | 0.099 |
| AST (U/L) | 24.17 | 43.09 | 45.22 | 36.64 | 3.428 | 0.119 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 163.56b | 223.31a | 226.95a | 247.80a | 9.902 | 0.009 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 168.83 | 170.00 | 168.33 | 170.50 | 4.188 | 0.082 |
Abbreviations: ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; SLE, soursop leaf extract.
n = 6.
a,b
Mean within a row with different superscripts are significantly different.