Table 4.
Activity of glutathione peroxidase in the serum, muscles, and liver among different groups fed on experiment diets
| Parameters | T1 | T2 | T3 | SEM | Level of sig. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serum (U/L)A | |||||
| 0 day | 68.39 | 87.36 | 74.93 | 18.26 | NS |
| 40 day | 177.89 | 191.65 | 170.38 | 16.44 | NS |
| 80 day | 67.13 | 91.58 | 104.73 | 7.38 | NS |
| 120 day | 81.95b | 143.37a | 70.13b | 11.47 | *** |
| Muscles (U/L) | |||||
| SS | 38.65 | 15.74 | 27.44 | 8.57 | NS |
| ST | 14.62a | 3.55b | 17.89a | 2.85 | ** |
| LL | 37.05a | 5.29b | 11.42b | 6.21 | *** |
| Liver | 444.01 | 433.54 | 462.51 | 34.22 | NS |
T1: (control, 0% corn), T2: (5% corn), T3: (10% corn)
a,bMeans in the same row with different superscripts are significantly different. NS not significant statistically (P > 0.05), **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001
AU: is the amount of GPx that produces 1 µM of glutathione disulfide (GS–SG) per minute at pH 7.6 in room temperature. Muscles SS: supraspinatus muscle, ST: semitendinosus muscle, LL: longissimus lumborum muscle