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. 2018 Jan 5;13(1):e0190769. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190769

Table 3. Biochemical blood parameters of rats1.

Data are presented as mean ± SD.

Experimental factors Albumin, g/L Urea, mmol/L Uric acid, μmol/L Cholesterol, mmol/L ALP4, U/L γ-GT5, U/L Amylase, U/L CK6, U/L CHE7, U/L Phosphorus, mmol/L Iron, μmol/L
CP2 level, % TA3 level, %
10 0.0 36ab ± 3.2 4.7* ± 1.1 170* ± 123 1.6* ± 0.5 369* ± 100 1.7* ± 1.4 931* ± 223 126b ± 27 238AB ± 46 2.49ab ± 0.58 29.6* ± 15.5
0.25 36b ± 0.9 4.6* ± 0.6 171* ± 35 1.6* ± 0.3 428* ± 79 1.3* ± 2.0 794* ± 207 99ab ± 39 267AB ± 49 2.69b ± 0.13 40.1* ± 13.4
0.5 37b ± 3.3 5.1* ± 0.9 152* ± 50 1.7* ± 0.3 376* ± 85 0.8* ± 2.0 906* ± 155 138b ± 62 291B ± 36 2.51ab ± 0.22 33.4* ± 14.0
1.0 34ab ± 1.4 4.4* ± 0.5 162* ± 44 1.5* ± 0.2 513* ± 259 0.5* ± 0.8 924* ± 132 90b ± 33 242AB ± 42 2.16a ± 0.39 43.4* ± 13.8
1.5 35ab ± 0.9 3.7* ± 0.6 150* ± 46 1.6* ± 0.2 418* ± 234 2.4* ± 2.4 922* ± 101 148b ± 96 228AB ± 36 2.31ab ± 0.47 32.5* ± 17.6
2.0 33a ± 1.6 3.6* ± 1.6 113* ± 43 1.6* ± 0.3 315* ± 28 1.6* ± 1.3 734* ± 105 47a ± 11 204A ± 58 2.64b ± 0.54 32.4* ± 12.6
18 0.0 35ab ± 1.4 6.0 ± 1.7 171 ± 48 1.3 ± 0.2 351 ± 58 0.7 ± 1.1 768 ± 168 126b ± 40 291B ± 50 2.59ab ± 0.19 24.9 ± 14.3
0.25 37b ± 1.5 6.4 ± 1.3 212 ± 99 1.4 ± 0.3 323 ± 73 0.7 ± 0.8 895 ± 93 84ab ± 49 224A ± 33 2.76b ± 0.43 18.2 ± 11.2
0.5 35b ± 1.2 6.6 ± 0.7 230 ± 93 1.2 ± 0.1 319 ± 40 0.9 ± 1.1 754 ± 105 88b ± 64 213A ± 24 2.56ab ± 0.29 17.9 ± 4.5
1.0 36ab ± 3.2 6.4 ± 0.9 189 ± 92 1.2 ± 0.3 350 ± 158 0.4 ± 0.8 799 ± 212 132b ± 75 264AB ± 77 2.32a ± 0.28 17.2 ± 4.3
1.5 35ab ± 1.7 6.9 ± 1.5 184 ± 62 1.3 ± 0.2 295 ± 64 1.2 ± 0.9 715 ± 253 92b ± 69 217A ± 29 2.51ab ± 0.28 17.1 ± 5.8
2.0 35a ± 1.1 7.0 ± 0.5 169 ± 71 1.2 ± 0.3 313 ± 68 0.5 ± 0.8 780 ± 131 67a ± 19 228AB ± 50 2.75b ± 0.40 20.2 ± 6.9
SEM 0.25 0.18 8.6 0.04 15.4 0.17 20.2 6.8 6.1 0.046 1.67
ANOVA: P values
CP level 0.854 < 0.001 0.026 < 0.001 0.011 0.048 0.037 0.433 0.611 0.212 < 0.001
TA level 0.033 0.849 0.554 0.876 0.346 0.325 0.691 0.032 0.112 0.027 0.863
Interaction 0.109 0.091 0.857 0.905 0.587 0.798 0.145 0.199 0.015 0.996 0.338

1Only parameters that were significantly affected by the experimental factors are presented.

2Crude protein.

3Tannic acid.

4Alkaline phosphatase.

5γ-glutamyltransferase.

6Creatine kinase.

7Cholinesterase.

*Overall mean for rats fed diets with 10% of CP (n = 36) differs significantly from that of rats fed diets with 18% of CP (n = 36).

a,bLowercase letters refer to the overall means calculated for each level of TA (n = 12), regardless of CP level. Overall means with different letters differ significantly.

A,BCholinesterase activity was affected only by the interaction; therefore, superscripts refer to the group average (n = 6) and means within column with different letters differ significantly.