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Table 5. Influence of the ethanolic extract of P. americana seed flour on oxidative stress markers in the uterus 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)	1.74 ± 0.18	1.58 ± 0.10	1.79 ± 0.38	1.57 ± 0.25	0.36
MDA (μM)	1.27 ± 0.59	1.06 ± 0.30	0.91 ± 0.17	1.02 ± 0.12	0.36
SOD U/min/gm of uterine proteins)	0.77 ± 0.09^b	0.91 ± 0.03^a	0.93 ± 0.07^a	0.91 ± 0.05^a	0.00
CAT (μM/min/gm of uterine proteins)	1.23 ± 0.21	1.34 ± 0.11	1.17 ± 0.18	1.35 ± 0.13	0.20
POX (mM/min/gm of uterine proteins)	24.89 ± 9.69	22.57 ± 5.78	22.65 ± 8.08	21.86 ± 2.99	0.89

^{(^{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.