Table 3.

Plasma GLU, TP, AST, ALT, ALP, BUN, CRE, INS, ADN, SOD, alpha1-AG concentrations in dogs with aging

	0-7 years (12)	8-13 years (12)
GLU (mg dL-1)	106.7 ± 15.7	89.0 ± 12.0*
TP (g dL-1)	6.9 ± 0.5	7.3 ± 0.7
AST (IU L-1)	32.3 ± 8.5	39.1 ± 26.0
ALT (IU L-1)	51.4 ± 29.4	50.2 ± 19.6
ALP (IU L-1)	124.3 ± 64.5 (11)	230.6 ± 117.6 (10)
BUN (mg dL-1)	22.6 ± 9.8	17.7 ± 6.7
CRE (mg dL-1)	1.1 ± 0.2	1.0 ± 0.2
INS (ng mL-1)	0.9 ± 0.3	1.5 ± 1.0
ADN (μg mL-1)	29.3 ± 12.5	17.2 ± 10.0*
SOD (U mL-1)	10.8 ± 2.6 (6)	28.0 ± 13.3 (7)*
GSHPx (mU mL-1)	53.3 ± 11.6	54.8 ± 10.9 (9)
alpha1-A G (μg mL-1)	90.9 ± 77.1	172.9 ± 109.8

The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of animals examined.

Data are expressed as mean ± SD.

*Significant (P < 0.05) when compared against 0-7 years old group.