Table 5.
Least significant difference between groups II (positive control), V (Pb), VI (Pb–GS) and VII (Pb–DMSA) regarding renal malondialdehyde (MDA).
| MDA (nmol/g tissue) | Group |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive control group (II) n = 10 |
Pb group (V) n = 8 |
Pb and GS group (VI) n = 9 |
Pb and DMSA group (VII) n = 9 |
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| Mean ± SD |
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| 0.464 ± 0.041 | 2.011 ± 0.412 | 0.285 ± 0.056 | 0.240 ± 0.052 | |
| Positive control group (II) | – | 0.000* | 0.069# | 0.029# |
| Pb group (V) | – | – | 0.000* | 0.000* |
| Pb and GS (VI) | – | – | – | 0.649# |
*
Significance (P < 0.05 – t-test). SD: standard deviation.
#
Non-significance (P > 0.05 – ANOVA). n = number of rats in each group.