Table 2.

Effect of exposure to endosulfan on the activity of catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione S‐transferase (GST) and malondialdehyde (MDA) in the kidneys of Artibeus lituratus (n = 6)

	MDA (nmol/mg protein)	CAT (U/mg protein)	SOD (U/mg protein)	GST (μmol/min/g)
Control	0.014 ± 0.002	0.456 ± 0.03	1.853 ± 0.05	5.252 ± 0.25
EDS 1	0.015 ± 0.002	0.236 ± 0.03****	1.430 ± 0.12*	3.240 ± 0.63
EDS 2	0.013 ± 0.001	0.102 ± 0.008****	1.942 ± 0.09	5.469 ± 1.32

Values with superscript *P ≤ 0.05 and ****P ≤ 0.0001 are significantly different and compared to control.

Values are mean ± SEM.