TABLE 2.
Serum Biochemistry
| BFR mixture nominal doses (mg/kg/day) |
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| Parameter | Control (0) | 0.02 | 0.2 | 2 | 20 | p |
| Calcium (mg/dl) | 13.7 ± 0.2 (10) | 13.6 ± 0.2 (8) | 13.2 ± 0.3 (9) | 13.6 ± 0.2 (10) | 13.4 ± 0.2 (10) | 0.51 |
| Magnesium (mg/dl) | 3.40 ± 0.10 (8) | 3.65 ± 0.10 (7) | 3.49 ± 0.09 (7) | 3.52 ± 0.11 (9) | 3.42 ± 0.10 (8) | 0.51 |
| Phosphorus (mg/dl) | 9.11 ± 0.34 (8) | 9.71 ± 0.30 (6) | 9.65 ± 0.54 (7) | 10.2 ± 0.42 (9) | 9.38 ± 0.26 (10) | 0.30 |
| Blood urea N | 17.1 ± 0.82 (9) | 17.2 ± 0.53 (9) | 17.1 ± 0.78 (9) | 17.5 ± 0.55 (10) | 17.5 ± 0.49 (10) | 0.99 |
| Uric acid (mg/dl) | 3.18 ± 0.34 (10) | 2.62 ± 0.25 (9) | 2.89 ± 0.27 (9) | 2.47 ± 0.31 (10) | 2.09 ± 0.25 (10) | 0.096 |
| Albumin (g/dl) | 3.40 ± 0.05 (8) | 3.41 ± 0.10 (4) | 3.42 ± 0.04 (7) | 3.38 ± 0.05 (8) | 3.44 ± 0.05 (6) | 0.96 |
| Total protein (g/dl) | 7.77 ± 0.10 (10) | 7.97 ± 0.12 (8) | 7.81 ± 0.13 (9) | 7.91 ± 0.14 (10) | 7.95 ± 0.11 (10) | 0.71 |
| Creatinine kinase (U/l) | 227 ± 22 (9) | 179 ± 14 (9) | 215 ± 29 (9) | 275 ± 41 (10) | 383 ± 87 (10) | 0.20 |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) | 0.53 ± 0.02 (9) | 0.49 ± 0.02 (9) | 0.50 ± 0.01 (9) | 0.49 ± 0.01 (10) | 0.49 ± 0.01 (10) | 0.37 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 184 ± 29 (8) | 226 ± 29 (8) | 177 ± 19 (7) | 248 ± 49 (10) | 173 ± 35 (8) | 0.48 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 109 ± 5 (10) | 117 ± 7 (9) | 118 ± 8 (9) | 118 ± 7 (10) | 127 ± 8 (10) | 0.48 |
| Glucose (mg/dl) | 296 ± 16 (9) | 283 ± 9 (9) | 289 ± 16 (8) | 255 ± 15 (10) | 238 ± 15* (9) | 0.03 |
| ALP (U/l) | 184 ± 16 (8) | 199 ± 21 (6) | 202 ± 17 (8) | 191 ± 18 (10) | 187 ± 9 (8) | 0.95 |
| ALT (U/l) | 67.9 ± 3.6 (10) | 64.9 ± 3.6 (9) | 75.4 ± 6.3 (8) | 65.4 ± 2.1 (10) | 69.5 ± 3.8 (10) | 0.40 |
Notes. Values are expressed as mean ± SEM of (n) observations per treatment. Values in bold are significantly different from control.
*p < 0.05 compared with control.