Table 3.
Spearman coefficient analysis of biomarker responses: superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities and levels of total glutathione (GSH) and lipoperoxidation (TBARS) on cooper (Cu), cobalt (Co), iron (Fe), and manganese (Mn) concentrations in the livers and kidneys of great tit nestlings from different sites
Livers | Kidneys | ||||||
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Relations | N | Rs | p | Relations | N | Rs | p |
Sodium manufactures (A) | |||||||
SOD and Mn | 38 | 0.40 | 0.013 | SOD and Co | 38 | 0.38 | 0.019 |
CAT and Mn | 38 | 0.42 | 0.009 | CAT and Mn | 38 | 0.34 | 0.038 |
CAT and Co | 38 | − 0.38 | 0.020 | GSH and Fe | 38 | 0.32 | 0.050 |
CAT and Cu | 38 | 0.40 | 0.014 | GSH and Co | 38 | − 0.60 | < 0.001 |
GSH and Fe | 38 | − 0.34 | 0.039 | GSH and Cu | 38 | − 0.44 | 0.006 |
GSH and Co | 38 | 0.68 | < 0.001 | MDA and Fe | 38 | 0.69 | < 0.001 |
MDA and Mn | 38 | 0.40 | 0.014 | MDA and Co | 38 | − 0.83 | < 0.001 |
MDA and Fe | 38 | 0.49 | 0.002 | MDA and Cu | 38 | − 0.43 | 0.007 |
MDA and Co | 38 | − 0.32 | 0.049 | ||||
Agricultures (B) | |||||||
SOD and Mn | 44 | 0.37 | 0.013 | SOD and Fe | 43 | − 0.35 | 0.021 |
SOD and Co | 44 | 0.46 | 0.002 | SOD and Co | 43 | 0.49 | 0.001 |
SOD and Cu | 44 | 0.52 | 0.000 | SOD and Cu | 43 | 0.48 | 0.001 |
CAT and Mn | 44 | 0.44 | 0.003 | CAT and Co | 43 | − 0.58 | < 0.001 |
GSH and Mn | 44 | − 0.43 | 0.004 | CAT and Cu | 43 | − 0.68 | < 0.001 |
GSH and Fe | 44 | 0.37 | 0.015 | GSH and Co | 43 | − 0.72 | < 0.001 |
GSH and Cu | 44 | − 0.50 | 0.001 | GSH and Cu | 43 | − 0.58 | < 0.001 |
MDA and Co | 44 | − 0.67 | < 0.001 | ||||
MDA and Cu | 44 | − 0.66 | < 0.001 | ||||
control environment (C) | |||||||
SOD and Mn | 41 | 0.34 | 0.031 | SOD and Mn | 41 | 0.51 | 0.001 |
SOD and Co | 41 | 0.35 | 0.025 | SOD and Fe | 41 | − 0.49 | 0.001 |
CAT and Mn | 41 | − 0.50 | 0.001 | SOD and Cu | 41 | − 0.39 | 0.011 |
GSH and Co | 41 | 0.39 | 0.011 | CAT and Fe | 41 | 0.43 | 0.005 |
GSH and Cu | 41 | − 0.33 | 0.033 | CAT and Cu | 41 | 0.43 | 0.005 |
MDA and Mn | 41 | − 0.44 | 0.004 | MDA and Mn | 35 | − 0.79 | < 0.001 |
MDA and Co | 41 | − 0.57 | < 0.001 |
r—Spearman’s correlation coefficient; p—probability level