Table 4.
Effects of treatments on serum biochemical parameters and hepatic enzymes activity (18 days old)
| Parameter | Treatments | p -value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | ||
| - | AFs (from raw rice grain powder) | AFs (from methanol extract) | ||
| Protein (g dL -1 ) Total | 4.80 ± 0.11a | 4.49 ± 0.26ab | 4.42 ± 0.34 b | 0.05 |
| Albumin (g dL -1 ) | 1.86 ± 0.05a | 1.55 ± 0.07b | 1.61 ± 0.06b | 0.001 |
| Globulin (g dL -1 ) | 2.94 ± 0.09 | 2.87 ± 0.28 | 2.88 ± 0.20 | 0. 81 |
| Triglyceride (mg dL -1 ) | 155.16 ± 8.67a | 132.59 ± 12.71b | 146.55 ± 14.25ab | 0.01 |
| Cholesterol (mg dL -1 ) | 181.47 ± 14.76a | 135.45 ± 10.91b | 125.70 ± 8.24b | 0.04 |
| HDL (mg dL -1 ) | 47.39 ± 2.92a | 40.72 ± 4.33b | 41.56 ± 4.87b | 0.03 |
| LDL (mg dL -1 ) | 134.08 ± 12.81a | 95.22 ± 7.22b | 84.14 ± 4.35c | 0.001 |
| Glucose (mg dL -1 ) | 139.88 ± 7.98a | 132.44 ± 11.75ab | 121.85 ± 13.63b | 0.04 |
| Uric acid (mg dL -1 ) | 5.66 ± 0.36b | 6.38 ± 0.53a | 6.13 ± 0.35ab | 0.03 |
| Alanine aminotransferase (IU L -1 ) | 46.64 ± 18.26 | 53.60 ± 19.50 | 49.18 ± 26.66 | 0.94 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (IU L -1 ) | 48.74 ± 13.89 | 59.66 ± 26.80 | 70.14 ± 5.55 | 0.15 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (IU L -1 ) | 780.40 ± 212.04b | 1375.60 ± 391.04a | 1012.90 ± 244.82b | 0.01 |
| Alkaline phosphatase (IU L -1 ) | 167.41 ± 39.78 | 191.92 ± 58.46 | 153.93 ± 14.58 | 0.30 |
ab Means with the same superscript in the same row for each variable showing no significant difference (p ≤ 0.05).