Table 4.

Plasmatic, renal and urinary enzymatic activities of GluAp and AlaAp at 8 months old in male Zucker lean (ZL) and Zucker obese (ZO) rats.

Groups	ZL	ZO
Plasma
GluAp (mU/ml)	3.03 ± 0.19	4.34 ± 0.32∗
AlaAp (mU/ml)	2.23 ± 0.04	2.45 ± 0.17
Kidney
GluAp (mU/mg protein)	8.16 ± 0.85	8.78 ± 0.70
AlaAp (mU/mg protein)	11.1 ± 1.19	11.5 ± 0.97
Urine
GluAp (mU/mg creatinine)	0.09 ± 0.02	1.06 ± 0.18∗∗
AlaAp (mU/mg creatinine)	0.28 ± 0.07	0.75 ± 0.09∗∗

Data are expressed as means ± SE. ^∗p < 0.01, ^∗∗p < 0.001 vs. ZL group (n = 10 in each group).