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Table 4. Influence of the ethanolic extract of Persea americana seed flour on oxidative stress markers in the ovaries of guinea pigs.

Oxidative stress markers	Control (n = 6)	Doses of ethanolic extract of P. americana seed flour (mg/kg bw)			p-value
Oxidative stress markers	Control (n = 6)	EE100 (n = 6)	EE200 (n = 6)	EE400 (n = 6)	p-value
Total proteins (gm/dl)	1.36 ± 0.09^b	1.60 ± 0.21^ab	1.88 ± 0.30^a	1.67 ± 0.28^ab	0.03
MDA (μM)	0.53 ± 0.06	0.61 ± 0.29	0,63 ± 0.12	0.73 ± 0.25	0.44
SOD (U/min/gm of ovarian proteins)	0.83 ± 0.23	0.89 ± 0.09	0.81 ± 0.09	0.84 ± 0.10	0.84
CAT (μM/min/gm of ovarian proteins)	1.52 ± 0.93^b	2.04 ± 0.60^ab	2.04 ± 0.60^ab	3.18 ± 1.09^a	0.04
POX (mM/min/gm of ovarian proteins)	6.17 ± 2.80	7.60 ± 3.96	6.83 ± 3.98	8.18 ± 2.32	0.80

^{(^{a, b})}

means with different letters are significantly different (p < 0.05). n = number of samples; p = probability; Control = 1 ml/kg bw of distilled water; EE100, EE200, and EE400 = ethanol extract of P. americana seed flour at 100, 200, and 400 mg/kg bw, respectively. MDA = malondialdehyde; SOD = superoxide dismutase; CAT = catalase; POX = total peroxidase.