Table 3.
Regional GAD activity (μmoles of GABA produced / hr / mg wet tissue) of 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 | 30.91 ± 2.18 | 57.67 ± 1.62 * | 41.65 ± 2.60 | 31.47 ± 1.55 * | 37.93 # | Protein : 14.48 # Aluminum : 13.68 # Interaction : 82.63 # |
| Thalamic area | 40.14 ± 1.16 | 47.15 ± 2.57 | 44.92 ± 2.78 | 42.80 ± 1.33 | 2.05 | Protein : 0.01 Aluminum : 1.37 Interaction : 4.77 # |
| Midbrain-hippocampal region | 38.48 ± 2.35 | 52.53 ± 0.77 * | 43.48 ± 1.80 | 38.82 ± 2.81 | 9.93 # | Protein : 4.40 # Aluminum : 5.11 # Interaction : 20.27 # |
| Cerebellum | 25.81 ± 0.87 | 31.47 ± 2.02 | 34.04 ± 1.69 | 24.67 ± 2.21 * | 6.24 # | Protein : 0.24 Aluminum : 1.28 Interaction : 17.22 # |
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).