Table 1.
Rat testes contents of free amino acids (mg/ 100 g of moist tissue) after 150 days of 15 % ethanol consumption.
| Amino acid | Animal groups | |
|---|---|---|
| Control | Experimental | |
| Lysine | 2.60±0.30 | 1.20±0.10* |
| Histidine | 0.40±0.10 | 0.36±0.12 |
| Arginine | 1.30±0.20 | 0.63±0.07* |
| Ornithine | 0.60±0.20 | 0.52±0.10 |
| Aspartic acid | 9.70±3.10 | 8.80±2.50 |
| Threonine | 2.20±0.10 | 2.40±0.10 |
| Serine | 2.60±0.10 | 1.80±0.09* |
| Glutamic acid | 34.60±3.50 | 33.20±4.10 |
| Proline | 3.00±0.80 | 3.90±0.40 |
| Glycine | 11.80±2.30 | 6.40±0.70* |
| Alanine | 8.00±1.30 | 9.10±1.00 |
| Cysteine | 0.70±0.20 | 0.50±0.10 |
| Valine | 0.80±0.20 | 0.36±0.08 |
| Methionine | 0.30±0.10 | 0.70±0.10* |
| Isoleucine | 0.60±0.20 | 0.34±0.05 |
| Leucine | 0.70±0.20 | 0.44±0.09 |
| Tyrosine | 1.10±0.,30 | 0.62±0.04 |
| Phenylalanine | 1.40±0.40 | 1.98±0.06 |
| Glutamine | 16.10±3.50 | 12.70±2.80 |
| Total sum | 108.10±4.70 | 85.95±2.80* |
mean±S.E.M., n = 6
*
p <0.05 statistically significant in comparison with control