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

Parameter	Sex	Normal	MDLA	MDLA
		0.5% CMC	500 mg/kg	1000 mg/kg
Sodium (mmol/L)	Male	149.75 ± 2.9	151.5 ± 1.6	150.75 ± 1.4
	Female	149.73 ± 0.71	152 ± 3.2	151.5 ± 0.58
Potassium (mmol/L)	Male	5.48 ± 0.23	6 ± 1.7	6.17 ± 1.4
	Female	5.21 ± 0.24	5.5 ± 0.1	5.45 ± 0.3
Chloride (mmol/L)	Male	114.85 ± 2.9	114.5 ± 1.8	113.75 ± 3.1
	Female	111.3 ± 2.1	112.3 ± 1.6	112.5 ± 4.8
Carbon dioxide (mmol/L)	Male	18.52 ± 3.6	19.72 ± 2.2	19.3 ± 2.5
	Female	18.45 ± 1.7	19 ± 3.2	18.1 ± 1.1
Anion gap (mmol/L)	Male	21 ± 0.52	22.25 ± 1.3	22.5 ± 2.9
	Female	22.8 ± 0.2	22.5 ± 3.4	22.8 ± 2.5
Urea nitrogen (mmol/L)	Male	9.03 ± 3.1	9.83 ± 0.7	10.3 ± 0.5
	Female	9.32 ± 2.8	9.2 ± 1.7	9.8 ± 3.3
Creatinine (umol/L)	Male	23.61 ± 4.5	24 ± 3.2	23 ± 3.9
	Female	26.01 ± 4.1	23.5 ± 1.8	23 ± 1.5
Total protein (g/L)	Male	57.5 ± 5.6	55.5 ± 2.8	58.75 ± 1.2
	Female	57.4 ± 0.9	56.5 ± 1.6	57.3 ± 0.2
Albumin (g/L)	Male	13.3 ± 2.7	14.25 ± 1.9	14 ± 1.8
	Female	12.5 ± 1.7	13.8 ± 1.6	12.3 ± 1.3
Globulin (g/L)	Male	44.42 ± 4.7	45 ± 3.1	44.75 ± 2.6
	Female	43.5 ± 2.7	43.8 ± 3.2	43.3 ± 3.9
Total bilirubin (umol/L)	Male	2.92 ± 0.2	2.5 ± 0.1	3 ± 0.9
	Female	2.5 ± 0.4	2.5 ± 0.1	2.5 ± 0.7
Alkaline phosphatase (IU/L)	Male	92.5 ± 8.2	93.25 ± 6.1	92.25 ± 3.3
	Female	85 ± 3.9	85 ± 4.1	86.3 ± 5.8
Alanine aminotransferase (IU/L)	Male	53.56 ± 4.8	52.75 ± 4.6	54.75 ± 5.2
	Female	51.3 ± 5.1	50.5 ± 5.8	50.3 ± 3.7
Aspartate Aminotransferase (IU/L)	Male	191 ± 9.5	192.3 ± 11.7	190.5 ± 12.4
	Female	199.4 ± 6.9	201 ± 9.2	200 ± 14.7

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