Table 5.

Rat serum phosphorous content and amylase enzyme activity in control and treated samples. Cypermethrin, carbendazim and cypermethrin + carbendazim (each) at 12- and 24-h duration

	Phosphorous (mg/dl)		Amylase (IU/mg protein/ml × 10−2)
Groups	12 h	24 h	12 h	24 h
CONTROL	6 ± 0.26	6 ± 0.12	1.89 ± 0.1	1.19 ± 0.19
CYP-0.06 mg/kg bw	5.3 ± 0.21a	5.4 ± 0.22	1.92 ± 0.23	1.26 ± 0.15
CYP-0.12 mg/kg bw	6.01 ± 0.32	5.5 ± 0.17	1.87 ± 0.17	1.26 ± 0.15
CYP-0.30 mg/kg bw	6.8 ± 0.44a	6.1 ± 0.24	1.65 ± 0.13a	1.25 ± 0.16
CYP-0.60 mg/kg bw	7.5 ± 0.29a,b	6 ± 0.3	1.73 ± 0.15	1.25 ± 0.12
CAR-0.48 mg/kg bw	6.5 ± 0.32	7 ± 0.26a,b	1.63 ± 0.14	1.16 ± 0.11
CAR-0.96 mg/kg bw	5.93 ± 0.36	6.3 ± 0.19	1.77 ± 0.11	1.35 ± 0.11a
CAR-2.4 mg/kg bw	6.8 ± 0.25a	6 ± 0.27	1.83 ± 0.11	1.36 ± 0.12a
CAR-4.8 mg/kg bw	6.2 ± 0.37	7.6 ± 0.32a,b	1.76 ± 0.14	0.951 ± .09b
CYP-0.06 + CAR-0.48 mg/kg bw	6 ± 0.32	6.1 ± 0.32	1.91 ± 0.11	1.21 ± 0.1
CYP-0.12 + CAR-0.96 mg/kg bw	5.9 ± 0.28	5.9 ± 0.25	1.6 ± 0.14a	1.26 ± 0.15a
CYP-0.30 + CAR-2.4 mg/kg bw	6.9 ± 0.35b	5.1 ± 0.37b	1.62 ± 0.17a	1.14 ± 0.09
CYP-0.60 + CAR-4.8 mg/kg bw	5 ± 0.22a,b	6.5 ± 0.17	1.46 ± 0.1a,b	1.33 ± 0.13a

Values are mean ± SEM from 6 rats in each group.

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.01 and

^eP < 0.001: Compared between the control and treated groups.

^cP < 0.05 and

^dP < 0.01: Compared between the treated groups. Data analysed by one-way anova followed by Dunnett test.