Table 2.

Biochemistry Values of Rats Exposed to CD gas for 6 Months

Group	Control		Low		High
Analyte	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
AST (U/l)	115.3 ± 34.7	140.6 ± 64.3	99.6 ± 20.0	115.5 ± 21.8	99.7 ± 22.1	179.6 ± 178.5
ALT (U/l)	37.5 ± 10.5	55.7 ± 39.6	33.4 ± 7.5	38.1 ± 11.1	38.8 ± 15.7	82.8 ± 116.4
γ-GTP (U/l)	1.0 ± 0.0	1.1 ± 0.3	1.0 ± 0.0	1.0 ± 0.0	1.0 ± 0.0	1.0 ± 0.0
TP (g/dl)	6.2 ± 0.2	7.3 ± 0.6	6.0 ± 0.4	7.3 ± 0.4	6.2 ± 0.2	7.2 ± 0.6
ALB (g/dl)	2.3 ± 0.1	3.0 ± 0.3	2.2 ± 0.1	3.1 ± 0.2	2.3 ± 0.1	3.1 ± 0.3
A/G	0.58 ± 0.03	0.72 ± 0.07	0.58 ± 0.04	0.74 ± 0.04	0.60 ± 0.04	0.76 ± 0.06
BG (mg/dl)	137.4 ± 11.3	137.1 ± 24.6	135.3 ± 27.6	131.2 ± 14.7	132.7 ± 13.0	129.2 ± 16.3
TC (mg/dl)	75.2 ± 14.2	87.5 ± 26.2	67.3 ± 18.2	101.6 ± 23.0	76.2 ± 16.0	88.5 ± 29.3
TG (mg/dl)	71.0 ± 19.4	84.4 ± 50.1	61.1 ± 21.9	118.6 ± 65.7	64.9 ± 32.9	69.1 ± 36.0
BUN (mg/dl)	14.1 ± 2.1	13.1 ± 1.6	14.0 ± 1.9	13.6 ± 2.3	15.4 ± 2.1	15.2 ± 0.9*
CRE (mg/dl)	0.33 ± 0.03	0.38 ± 0.05	0.33 ± 0.05	0.35 ± 0.02	0.36 ± 0.03	0.36 ± 0.02
CRP (mg/dl)	0.03 ± 0.00	0.03 ± 0.00	0.03 ± 0.00	0.03 ± 0.00	0.03 ± 0.00	0.03 ± 0.00
P (mg/l)	6.3 ± 0.4	5.8 ± 0.4	6.2 ± 0.5	5.3 ± 0.7	6.2 ± 0.4	6.1 ± 0.8
Ca (mg/l)	10.3 ± 0.31	1.2 ± 0.6	9.9 ± 0.2*	11.0 ± 0.2	10.3 ± 0.3	11.2 ± 0.6
Na (mEq/l)	143.6 ± 1.0	141.6 ± 1.5	143.5 ± 1.5	141.5 ± 1.5	143.7 ± 0.9	142.0 ± 1.2
K (mEq/l)	4.6 ± 0.2	4.8 ± 0.6	4.7 ± 0.2	4.4 ± 0.3	4.6 ± 0.2	4.6 ± 0.6
Cl (mEq/l)	104.6 ± 1.4	102.6 ± 2.4	105.1 ± 0.7	102.2 ± 1.2	103.9 ± 1.7	102.1 ± 2.0
PT (sec)	15.9 ± 2.0	10.6 ± 0.6	15.0 ± 1.6	10.7 ± 0.7	15.6 ± 1.7	11.6 ± 3.2
APTT (sec)	22.7 ± 3.1	24.9 ± 6.0	20.6 ± 2.1	22.5 ± 3.1	21.1 ± 2.3	24.0 ± 12.5
IL-6 (pg/ml)	ND	ND	ND	ND	63.8 ± 24.1	ND
TNF-α (pg/ml)	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND

Each value represents mean ± standard deviation of 10 rats

* Significantly different from control, p < 0.05

ND: Not detected (below the lower quantification limit: TNF-α; < 12.5 pg/ml, IL-6; < 62.5 pg/ml)