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. 2020 Jun 22;8:e9138. doi: 10.7717/peerj.9138

Table 3. Effect of MEAA on biochemical indices of the treated and untreated rats.

Treatment dose ALT (U/L) ALP (U/L) AST (U/L) Cr (µmol/L) Urea (µmol/L) Uric acid(µmol/L) Total protein(gm/L)
Control 5.0 ml DW 63.30 ± 0.33 158.00 ± 5.29 131.33 ± 13.90 22.66 ± 0.33 7.03 ± 0.20 115.66 ± 40.37 58.33 ± 3.38
5.0 mg/kgBW MEAA 72.50 ± 2.59 156.00 ± 6.92 212.00 ± 50.80 23.00 ± 0.57 7.05 ± 0.28 96.00 ± 31.75 56.33 ± 1.15
50 mg/kgBW MEAA 71.66 ± 6.83 209.66 ± 33.38 144.00 ± 24.24 22.33 ± 0.33 6.83 ± 0.38 62.00 ± 4.04 57.66 ± 0.88
300 mg/kgBW MEAA 69.33 ± 5.45 169.00 ± 12.22 131.00 ± 35.11 23.00 ± 0.57 6.53 ± 0.37 66.00 ± 17.69 59.33 ± 2.02
2,000 mg/kgBW MEAA 57.66 ± 5.54 172.33 ± 3.75 104.00 ± 16.44 22.33 ± 0.88 6.267 ± 0.26 53.33 ± 6.69 58.33 ± 1.20

Notes.

Values represent mean ± SEM, n = 3. Kruskal–Walis test was used to analyse the data and P < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.

ALT
Alanine aminotransaminase
ALP
Alkaline phosphatase
AST
Aspartate aminotransferase
Cr
Creatinine
MEAA
methanolic extract of Asparagus africanus