Table 2.
Regional glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase activity (μg pyruvate produced / hr / mg tissue) in rat brain.
| Brain regions | Groups of animals | Statistical calculation (F) | ||||
| Normal protein | Low protein | ANOVA Single factor | ANOVA Two factors (with replication) | |||
| Control | Aluminum exposed | Control | Aluminum exposed | |||
| Cerebrum | 8.42 ± 0.37 | 8.38 ± 0.35 | 7.69 ± 0.25 | 8.44 ± 0.25* | 9.03 # | Protein : 1.14 Aluminum : 1.31 Interaction : 1.62 |
| Thalamic area | 8.48 ± 0.16 | 7.64 ± 0.28 | 7.39 ± 0.32 | 8.71 ± 0.52 | 3.41 # | Protein : 0.00 Aluminum : 0.49 Interaction : 9.75 # |
| Midbrain-hippocampal region | 8.50 ± 0.18 | 7.52 ± 0.31 | 7.25 ± 0.27 | 8.76 ± 0.20* | 9.03 # | Protein : 0.00 Aluminum : 1.15 Interaction : 25.95 # |
| Cerebellum | 8.08 ± 0.25 | 8.21 ± 0.21 | 7.67 ± 0.23 | 8.71 ± 0.28 | 3.12# | Protein : 0.04 Aluminum : 5.86# Interaction : 3.46 |
Data are means of six observations ± SEM. * indicates significant difference (p < 0.05) in comparison to respective control. # indicates calculated F is higher than the critical F (α = 0.05).