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. 2014 Mar 11;67(3):437–447. doi: 10.1007/s10616-014-9702-7

Table 4.

Urine tested parameters in control and different experimental groups of male rats

Tested parameters Young group Adult group
NC FG NT NT + FG NC FG NT NT + FG
T. protein (g/dl) 0.004 ± 0.00 0.003 ± 0.00
(−25.00)
0.17a ± 0.003
(+41.50)
0.07ac ± 0.006
(+16.50)
0.004 ± 0.00 0.003 ± 0.00
(−25.00)
0.15b ± 0.009
(+36.50)
0.13bd ± 0.009
(+31.50)
Urea (g/dl) 31.50 ± 0.54 31.11 ± 0.24
(−1.24)
46.85a ± 0.65
(+48.73)
35.88ac ± 0.33
(+13.90)
35.50 ± 0.30 35.22 ± 0.05
(−0.79)
41.61b ± 0.70
(+17.21)
36.61d ± 0.14
(+3.13)
Creatinine (mg/mL) 5.51 ± 0.33 5.39 ± 0.16
(−2.18)
12.56a ± 0.36
(+127.95)
7.84ac ± 0.05
(+42.29)
9.32 ± 0.11 9.20 ± 0.08
(−1.29)
13.59b ± 0.44
(+45.82)
11.63bd ± 0.27
(+24.79)
NO (μmol/L) 12.87 ± 0.31 11.76 ± 0.25
(−8.62)
28.39a ± 0.69
(+120.59)
15.63ac ± 0.31
(+21.45)
12.30 ± 0.32 11.42 ± 0.35
(−7.15)
21.61b ± 0.76
(+75.69)
12.50d ± 0.32
(+1.63)

Values are mean ± SE of 6 animals for each group. The values in parentheses are percentage of change from control

Values bearing superscript are significantly different by ANOVA test at p ≤ 0.05

NC normal control, FG fenugreek, NT nitrate, NT + FG nitrate +fenugreek

aSignificant as compared to young control group

bSignificant as compared to adult control group

cSignificant as compared to young nitrate group

dSignificant as compared to adult nitrate group