Table 1.
Experimental groups | Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | |
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Total Protein | Exposure | 2.64 ± 0.51 | 2.23 ± 0.24 | 2.09 ± 0.19* | 2.09 ± 0.16* |
Withdrawal | 2.56 ± 0.24 | 2.53 ± 0.31 | 2.47 ± 0.33 | 2.43 ± 0.26 | |
Total Thiol | Exposure | 73.76 ± 4.81 | 95.83 ± 4.88* | 86.12 ± 5.48* | 85.51 ± 4.92* |
Withdrawal | 64.62 ± 8.13 | 45.21 ± 5.32* | 63.90 ± 4.12 | 61.62 ± 8.02 | |
Nitric Oxide | Exposure | 3.41 ± 0.23 | 4.21 ± 0.24* | 4.29 ± 0.30* | 4.65 ± 0.25* |
Withdrawal | 2.88 ± 0.51 | 1.82 ± 0.26* | 2.92 ± 0.25 | 2.45 ± 0.23 | |
MDA | Exposure | 0.17 ± 0.02 | 0.28 ± 0.03* | 0.44 ± 0.04* | 0.45 ± 0.02* |
Withdrawal | 0.09 ± 0.02 | 0.11 ± 0.01 | 0.10 ± 0.02 | 0.10 ± 0.02 | |
H2O2 generated | Exposure | 21.54 ± 0.38 | 23.53 ± 0.86* | 24.89 ± 1.46* | 25.29 ± 1.43* |
Withdrawal | 26.38 ± 3.44 | 27.03 ± 3.74 | 26.23 ± 2.13 | 27.08 ± 2.75 |
Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation.
Group A (Control), Group B (Sodium arsenic (10 mg/kg; p.o.), Group C (Sodium arsenic (20 mg/kg; p.o.) Group D (Sodium arsenic (40 mg/kg; p.o.).
Asterisk (*) Indicates significant difference from control at p < 0.05 in each row. Total protein (Mg/dl), H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide generation; μmol/mg protein), MDA (malondialdehyde; μmol of MDA formed/mg protein), Nitric oxide (μmol/mg protein) Total thiol (μmol/L).