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. 2010 Mar 4;2(2):82–92. doi: 10.18632/aging.100120

Table 6. Multifactor analysis of variance (MANOVA) evaluation of various factors effect on activity of antioxidant enzymes (Data represented as % of factors influences, F-ratio and p value).

Notes: Only significant data are presented. Empty columns means the absence of effect of a factor on enzyme activity.

Organ Factor
Age Season Light regimen Time of the start of exposure to the constant light
SOD activity
Liver 9.1% 11.01 0.0016 25.5% 26.02 0.0001
Heart 17.6% 6.67 0.0025
Lungs 11.5% 3.90 0.026
Skeletal muscle 11.7% 3.85 0.027
Catalase activity
Liver 9.1% 15.2 0.0003 30.8% 25.58 0.0001 20.1% 33.34 0.0001 32.2% 53.47 0.0001
Kidney 14.0% 7.84 0.001
Skeletal muscle 23.0% 20.99 0.0001 8.0% 3.65 0.03