Table 3.

The effect of lead acetate and/or Azolla pinnata ethanolic extract (APE) on liver and kidney function biomarkers in rats.

Parameters	Control	Lead	APE	Lead and APE	APE Then Lead	Lead Then APE
ALT (U/L)	18.00 ± 3.42 b	52.00 ± 0.85 a	19.00 ± 2.09 b	22.75 ± 3.21 b	45. 80 ± 0.88 a	23.75 ± 5.61 b
AST (U/L)	110.40 ± 6.35 c	157.20 ± 8.5 a	110.00 ± 7.78 c	135.00 ± 4.44 b	132.40 ± 3.02 b	137.00 ± 4.69 b
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.72 ± 0.02 b	1.03 ± 0.05 a	0.62 ± 0.02 b	0.85 ± 0.03 b	0.73 ± 0.04 b	0.74 ± 0.02 b
Urea (mg /dL)	19.41 ± 1.08 d	38.03 ± 0.65 a	21.60 ± 0.66 cd	23.85 ± 1.29 c	27.73 ± 0.42 b	29.72 ± 1.78 b

The values are expressed as the means ± SE. Values carrying different letters in the same row are significantly different. Azolla pinnata ethanolic extract, APE; alanine aminotransferase, ALT; aspartate aminotransferase, AST.