Table 1.
Influence of heat stress on activities of liver CAT, GPX, SOD and GR in liver of egg type male chicken (n = 8)
Groups | Liver CAT (U/mg protein) | Liver SOD (U/mg protein) | Liver GPX (U/mg protein) | Liver GR (nmol of NADPH consumed/min/mg protein) |
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Group I | 23.19f ± 0.29 | 132.88f ± 1.07 | 9.20e ± 0.03 | 504.75b ± 2.09 |
Group II | 35.90c ± 0.42 | 184.00c ± 0.80 | 12.65c ± 0.10 | 1052.13a ± 5.46 |
Group III | 31.89d ± 0.34 | 170.13e ± 2.50 | 10.23d ± 0.04 | 266.00d ± 2.58 |
Group IV | 59.35b ± 0.42 | 201.00b ± 1.47 | 22.79a ± 0.23 | 504.88b ± 2.33 |
Group V | 27.64e ± 0.34 | 177.88d ± 1.86 | 9.23e ± 0.04 | 215.99e ± 1.49 |
Group VI | 64.28a ± 0.74 | 210.75a ± 2.36 | 15.54b ± 0.10 | 364.13c ± 3.46 |
Values are each mean ± SE, ANOVA followed Duncan's multiple range test, a–fP < 0.05; means having same superscripts does not differ significantly at 5% level.