Table 2. Serum biochemical data for male and female rats intragastrically administered. MDLA for 14 days.

Parameter	Sex	Normal 0.5% CMC	MDLA 500 mg/kg	MDLA 1000 mg/kg
sodium mmol/L	Male	151.75 ± 0.48	150.00 ± 3.14	152.00 ± 3.7
	Female	151.3 + 0.63	152.8 ± 2.3	153.8 ± 1.44
potassium mmol/L	Male	4.91 ± 0.15	5.08 ± 0.43	5.45 ± 0.9
	Female	5.34 + 0.10	5.7 ± 0.0.3	6.0 ± 0.4
chloride mmol/L	Male	102.75 ± 0.75	101.50 ± 7.1	99.50 ± 6.7
	Female	100.2 + 1.7	99.3 ± 9.76	101.8 ± 7.5
carbon dioxide mmol/L	Male	14.52 ± 0.78	14.02 ± 0.83	15.05 ± 1.4
	Female	13.6 + 0.87	14.7 ± 0.5	14.8 ± 1.3
anion gap mmol/L	Male	25.00 ± 0.41	26.25 ± 2.25	27.50 ± 2.22
	Female	28.8 + 0.48	27.8 ± 2.1	29.0 ± 2.7
urea nitrogen mmol/L	Male	9.73 ± 0.55	10.52 ± 1.82	11.82 ± 1.67
	Female	10.2 + 0.43	11.8 ± 1.4	12.3 ± 1.6
creatinine umol/L	Male	30.50 ± 1.55	31.00 ± 1.63	32.50 ± 2.96
	Female	28.3 + 1.3	28.5 ± 2.6	27.3 ± 2.95
total protein g/L	Male	59.40 ± 2.5	60.00 ± 1.47	59.50 ± 2.8
	Female	60.8 ± 1.75	60.3 ± 2.29	61.3 ± 1.44
albumin g/L	Male	13.70 ± 0.41	13.75 ± 1.25	14.75 ± 0.75
	Female	14.2 ± 0.41	15.0 ± 0.71	15.0 ± 1.1
globulin g/L	Male	49.00 ± 1.96	50.00 ± 1.22	51.50 ± 3.1
	Female	51.7 ± 2.48	52.3 ± 3.57	52.6 ± 1.92
total bilirubin umol/L	Male	3.65 ± 0.25	3.25 ± 0.25	3.0 ± 0.0
	Female	3.2 ± 0.29	3.0 ± 0.00	2.9 ± 0.25
alkaline phosphatase IU/L	Male	87.50 ± 3.57	89.75 ± 5.2	88.75 ± 5.33
	female	96.0 ± 1.87	95.3 ± 5.76	96.00 ± 4.16
alanine aminotransferase IU/L	Male	58.75 ± 1.55	59.75 ± 1.18	60.00 ± 1.58
	Female	61.3 ± 2.75	62.0 ± 1.35	62.3 ± 2.06
Ast IU/L	Male	189.0 ± 5.51	194.8 ± 10.59	196.5 ± 12.6
	Female	191.0 ± 4.26	193.0 ± 3.58	192.8 ± 11.21

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM. There are no significant differences between groups significant value at P < 0.05.