Effect of PA on the activity of antioxidants in the brain tissue of control and experimental groups of rats. SOD, units/min/mg protein; CAT, m mol of H2O2 consumed/min/mg protein; GPx, m mol of GSH oxidized/min/mg protein; GST, m mol of 1-chloro-2,4 dinitrobenzene conjugated/min/mg protein; GSH, m g/mg protein; LPO, nmol of MDA released/mg protein. Vitamin C, m g/mg protein. Statistical significance: * p<0.05. a: Group II compared with Group I. b: Group II compared with Group III. NS-not significant. Group IV compared with Group I.