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. 2020 Dec 1;100(2):982–992. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.11.061

Table 4.

Effect of dietary arsenic exposure on serum profiles in laying hens.1

Items Dietary arsenic dosage, mg/kg
0.95 20.78 40.67 60.25
Liver function
 ALT, IU/L 11.89 ± 0.47b 17.74 ± 0.43a 18.58 ± 0.46a 18.82 ± 0.41a
 AST, IU/L 17.67 ± 0.31b 18.23 ± 0.46b 18.57 ± 0.49b 21.66 ± 0.62a
 Total protein, g/L 12.44 ± 0.57 13.06 ± 0.80 12.81 ± 0.74 12.25 ± 0.67
 Albumin, g/L 17.29 ± 0.66 17.69 ± 0.89 17.49 ± 0.52 16.56 ± 0.91
Kidney function
 BUN, mmol/L 3.90 ± 0.07b 4.09 ± 0.04b 4.11 ± 0.08b 4.90 ± 0.04a
 CT, μmol/L 31.69 ± 0.43 31.21 ± 0.42 33.26 ± 0.80 33.20 ± 0.70
 UA, mg/L 49.93 ± 0.52b 50.78 ± 0.79b 50.76 ± 0.63b 54.79 ± 0.69a

a,bMeans with different superscript letters differ significantly in the same row (P < 0.05).

Abbreviations: ALT, alanine aminotrasferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CT, creatinine; UA, uric acid.

1

Values are the means ± SE (n = 6).