Table 4.
Effect of Ochratoxin A on malondialdehyde content in liver and kidney homogenates (mean ± SD; n = 6).
| Malondialdehyde in Liver Homogenate (μmol/g Wet Weight Tissue) | ||||
| Day 0 | Day 7 | Day 14 | Day 21 | |
| Control | 64.46 ± 11.23 | 49.89 ± 6.49 a | 43.71 ± 14.24 a | 58.21 ± 5.89 a |
| O1 | 57.21 ± 11.54 ab | 59.83 ± 7.31 ab | 61.54 ± 14.95 ab | |
| O2 | 56.79 ± 13.57 ab | 62.34 ± 15.11 ab | 56.53 ± 9.91 a | |
| O3 | 77.59 ± 28.07 b | 74.28 ± 18.64 b | 77.41 ± 8.39 b | |
| Malondialdehyde in Kidney Homogenate (μmol/g Wet Weight Tissue) | ||||
| Day 0 | Day 7 | Day 14 | Day 21 | |
| Control | 36.32 ± 10.10 | 41.11 ± 7.98 a | 41.03 ± 12.27 | 46.19 ± 5.37 |
| O1 | 42.38 ± 9.19 ab | 42.55 ± 12.39 | 44.14 ± 2.67 | |
| O2 | 46.25 ± 11.94 ab | 43.65 ± 9.19 | 41.32 ± 9.68 | |
| O3 | 57.93 ± 7.44 b | 50.75 ± 8.14 | 45.23 ± 3.08 | |
a,b Different superscripts in the same column mean significant difference at p < 0.05 level. O1: 106 μg OTA/kg feed, O2: 654 μg OTA/kg feed, O3: 1126 μg OTA/kg feed.