Table 2. Effect of quercetin on oxidative enzyme levels.

Treatment	GSH μmol/mg protein	SOD μmol/mg protein	Catalase U/mg protein	LPO nmol/mg protein
Group I (normal)	24.28±1.60*	74.42±2.06*	36.60±1.72*	1.82±0.86*
Group II (control)	8.02±0.96	59.59±2.15	5.97±1.07	4.82±1.71
Group III (treated)	23.69±3.23*	70.34±9.93*	12.79±5.76*	3.00±0.21*
Group IV (treated)	29.09±3.86*	76.25±13.80*	18.72±3.99*	2.32±0.27*

^*P < 0.05. GSH: glutathione; LPO, lipid peroxidase; SOD, superoxide dismutase.