Table 3.
Liver Function Test in Normal and PCK Rats
| 3 month old
|
6 month old
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | PCK | Normal | PCK | |
| Aspartate amino transferase (U/L) | 110 ± (24) | 112 ± (14) | 92.50 ± (10) | 225 ± (36)*† |
| Alkaline phosphatase (U/L) | 139 ± (10) | 150 ± (11) | 126 ± (11) | 170 ± (19)* |
| Alanine amino transferase (U/L) | 72 ± (5) | 76 ± (2) | 88 ± (12) | 74 ± (4) |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 4.0 ± (0.05) | 3.9 ± (0.17) | 4.2 ± (0.26) | 3.6 ± (0.38) |
| Total protein (g/dL) | 6.0 ± (0.09) | 5.7 ± (0.06) | 6.2 ± (0.32) | 6.2 ± (0.07) |
| Bilirubin (mg/dL) | 0.20 ± (0.04) | 0.23 ± (0.03) | 0.18 ± (0.03) | 0.26 ± (0.06) |
*
Compare to normal rats.
†
Compare to 3-month-old PCK rats; P < 0.05.