Table 2.
Serum AST and albumin levels, and LCAR in control rats and rats at various stages of thioacetamide induced chronic liver disease
| Stage | Serum AST (U/l) | Serum albumin (g/l) | LCAR (%) |
| 0 | 65.7 (14.4) | 38.5 (0.9) | 98.5 (0.2) |
| 1 | 72.4 (24.0) | 42.6 (2.6) | 98.2 (0.1) |
| 2 | 59.2 (10.0) | 40.6 (1.8) | 93.6 (2.0)* |
| 3 | 76.5 (15.0) | 40.6 (1.0) | 90.1 (2.5)† |
| 4 | 89.1 (14.4) | 42.0 (0.8) | 86.4 (2.5)‡ |
AST, aspartate aminotransferase; LCAR, liver cell area ratio.
*p<0.05 versus stages 0 and 4; †p<0.05 versus stages 0 and 1; ‡p<0.05 versus stages 0, 1, and 2.