AE	extract from the berries of Aronia melanocarpa L.
ALT	alanine aminotransferase
ANOVA	a one-way analysis of variance
ANOVA/MANOVA	a two-way analysis of variance
AST	aspartate transaminase
CAT	catalase
Cd	cadmium
Cd2+	divalent ion of cadmium
Cu	copper
DTNB	5,5’-dithio-bis-2-nitrobenzoic acid
ELISA	enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
FR	free radicals
GPx	glutathione peroxidase
GR	glutathione reductase
GSH	reduced glutathione
GSSG	oxidized glutathione
GST	glutathione S-transferase
H + E	hematoxylin and eosin
H2O2	hydrogen peroxide
MDA	malondialdehyde
MPO	myeloperoxidase
MT	metallothionein
NADPH	reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
NADP+	oxidized nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
-OH group	hydroxyl group
OSI	oxidative stress index
O2·-	superoxide radicals
r	correlation coefficient
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SD	standard deviation
SE	standard error
SOD	superoxide dismutase
-SH group	thiol group
TAS	total antioxidative status
TNT	5-thio-2-nitrobenzoic acid
Trx	thioredoxin
TOS	total oxidative status
TSH	total thiol groups
XOD	xanthine oxidase
Zn	zinc