Table 1.
Groups | Age (mo) | No. of animals | Treatment | Duration (wk) | GOT (U/L) | GPT (U/L) |
HBx-tg | 8 | 8 | 25% alcohol | 12 | 193 ± 83.5 | 87.3 ± 35.5 |
8 | 4 | Normal water | 12 | 60 ± 13.8 | 82 ± 19 | |
C57BL/6J | 8 | 8 | 25% alcohol | 12 | 119 ± 31.9 | 61.7 ± 11.5 |
8 | 9 | Normal water | 12 | 42 ± 11 | 68 ± 6 |
GOT: Glutamate oxalate-transferase; GPT: Glutamate-pyruvate-transferase; HBx: Hepatitis B virus X protein.