Table 3.
Regional glutamate pyruvate 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 | 3.41 ± 0.21 | 4.25 ± 0.30 | 3.68 ± 0.25 | 3.69 ± 0.20 | 2.07 | Protein : 0.35 Aluminum : 2.97 Interaction : 2.88 |
| Thalamic area | 2.49 ± 0.19 | 3.77 ± 0.19* | 3.41 ± 0.16 | 3.48 ± 0.18 | 9.23# | Protein : 2.96 Aluminum : 13.78# Interaction : 10.96# |
| Midbrain-hippocampal region | 3.34 ± 0.19 | 3.34 ± 0.14 | 3.15 ± 0.07 | 2.71 ± 0.15 | 4.10# | Protein : 7.71# Aluminum : 2.29 Interaction : 2.29 |
| Cerebellum | 4.91 ± 0.09 | 5.43 ± 0.22 | 4.58 ± 0.10 | 5.06 ± 0.13 | 5.88# | Protein : 5.84# Aluminum : 11.80# Interaction : 0.02 |
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).