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. 2014 Oct 14;20(2):75–80. doi: 10.1179/1351000214Y.0000000108

Table 2.

Activities of toxicity marker enzymes

Groups ALT (µmol pyruvate liberated/min/mg protein) AST (µmol oxaloacetate liberated/min/mg protein GGT (µmol p-nitroaniline liberated/min/mg protein) Serum
Liver Serum Liver Serum
Control 15.51 ± 1.49a 51.68 ± 4.96a 19.78 ± 1.90a 185.27 ± 17.80a 17.43 ± 1.59a
Alcohol 48.81 ± 4.68b 107.25 ± 10.29b 78.52 ± 7.53b 351.20 ± 33.69b 62.40 ± 5.99b
SAE 15.62 ± 1.50a 52.66 ± 5.06a 20.76 ± 1.99a 187.62 ± 18.00a 17.65 ± 1.69a
Alcohol + SAE 20.29 ± 1.95c 57.46 ± 5.38a 27.77 ± 2.79c 195.08 ± 18.71a 28.76 ± 2.13c

Values are mean ± SD. Values not sharing a common superscript differ significantly at P < 0.05.