Table 3. Follicular fluid constituents from control cattle and those with liver abnormalities.
Liver condition | N | Compounds | ||||
Glucose (mg/dl)* | NEFA (μEq/l)* | BHBA (mg/l)* | γ-GTP (IU/l)* | Glutathione (μmol/l)* | ||
Control | 6–8 | 17.4 ± 2.7 | 670.0 ± 62 | 28.1 ± 3.2a | 25.0 ± 2.5a | 25.5 ± 7.0a |
Abnormal | 6–8 | 18.3 ± 4.1 | 658.0 ± 63.1 | 41.8 ± 5.1b | 156.5 ± 38.4b | 7.6 ± 0.89b |
N: No. of cattle examined. * Data were summarized as means ± SEM of 6–8 cattle. a-b Values with different superscripts within the same column differ significantly (P<0.05).