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. 2014 Jan 15;155(4):1291–1301. doi: 10.1210/en.2013-1823

Table 2.

Serum Parameters After 5 Weeks of Treatment With PEA

Serum Parameters SHAM OVX OVX+PEA
Serum ALT (U/L) 38.17 ± 1.72 36.14 ± 2.76 37.43 ± 2.70
Serum AST (U/L) 166.7 ± 23.19 251.7 ± 14.68a 237.4 ± 13.08a
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) 46.40 ± 4.82 82.88 ± 4.81b 65.25 ± 4.31a,c
Serum TGL (mg/dL) 53.67 ± 5.28 52.75 ± 4.16 52.78 ± 2.60
Fasting glycemia (mg/dL) 89.56 ± 2.99 88.85 ± 2.75 88.08 ± 2.98
Fasting insulinemia (ng/mL) 0.16 ± 0.01 0.35 ± 0.11 0.31 ± 0.05
HOMA index 0.77 ± 0.11 2.08 ± 0.68 1.65 ± 0.28
Leptinemia (ng/mL) 1.07 ± 0.30 3.97 ± 0.76a 2.01 ± 0.65c

Values are means ± SEM.

a

P < 0.05 vs SHAM.

b

P < 0.001 vs SHAM.

c

P < 0.05 vs OVX.