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. 2020 Nov 19;100(3):100831. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.10.072

Table 6.

Effect of in ovo injection of black cumin extract on plasma malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxidedismutase (SOD), and triiodothyronine (T3) of newly hatched chicks.

Parameters TB FB SB EB AA SA WA SEM P value
MDA (mg/mL) 0.70b 0.68b 0.65b 0.74b 0.67b 1.53a 1.46a 0.106 0.0012
SOD (Unit/mL) 1.49a,b,c 1.93a,b 2.55a 1.38b,c 2.52a,b 0.44c 0.44c 0.231 0.0006
T3 (ng/mL) 2.54a,b,c 2.45b,c 3.53a,b 2.42b,c 3.96a 1.72c 1.51c 0.239 0.0021

Means within a row with different superscript letters differ significantly at P < 0.05.

Abbreviations: AA, 3 mg ascorbic acid; BC, black cumin; EB, 8 mg BC extracts; FB, 4 mg BC; SA, eggs injected with 0.9% saline solution; SB, 6 mg BC; TB, 2 mg BC; WA, eggs without in ovo injection.