Table 2. Biochemical parameters of liver function in healthy and cholestatic rats.

	Healthy	Cholestatic
		Vehicle	DEX
Albumin (g/L)	37.2 ± 2.2	30.7 ± 4.3	40.5 ± 4.3*,##
ALKP (U/L)	184.7± 15.3	340.7 ± 73.3*	247.6 ± 117.8
ALT (U/L)	41.8 ± 14.3	149.7 ± 39.1***	61.2 ± 25.8 ###
AST (U/L)	83.8 ± 7.5	570.7 ± 104.3***	230.5 ± 193##
Total bilirubin (mmol/L)	1.0 ± 0.2	204.0 ± 15.0***	66.7 ± 22.4###

Results are given as mean ± SD.

*P < 0.05,

***P < 0.001 vs healthy animals;

^##P < 0.01,

^###P < 0.001 vs cholestatic rats treated with vehicle.