Table 6. Effect of copper sulfate (CuSO4) and copper nanoparticles (Cu-NP) on copper, corticosterone, and oxidant/antioxidant parameters in the serum of broilers.
Cu (μg/l) | Corticosterone (ng/ml) | MDA (μmol/l) | SOD (U/ml) | |
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Control | 114.8 ± 6.3c | 4.95 ± 0.081a | 1.748 ± 0.027a | 1.532 ± 0.031c |
CuSO4 | 159.2 ± 5.9b | 3.26 ± 0.065b | 1.137 ± 0.021b | 1.724 ± 0.029b |
Cu-NP | 168.4 ± 8.7a | 2.74 ± 0.027c | 1.016 ± 0.011c | 1.965 ± 0.047a |
p-value | 0.001 | 0.0001 | 0.0042 | 0.0015 |
Means bearing different letters within the same column are significantly different (p < 0.05). Data were shown as mean ±SE. Cu: Copper; MDA: Malondialdehyde; SOD: Superoxide Dismutase.