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. 2021 Nov 30;76(5):1404–1417. doi: 10.22092/ari.2020.352221.1553

Table 1.

Effect of different levels of Betaine on serum antioxidant enzyme values in ovariectomized mice

Group MDA(nmol/ml) SOD (IU/ml) GPx (IU/ml) TAS (nmol/ml)
Control 5.86±0.24 c 65. 84±2.13 a 6.24±0.26 a 1.85±0.02
Sham 6.01±0.32 c 53.50±2.11 a 6.35±0.16 a 1.84±0.01
OVX 12.31±0.11 a 17.66±1.11 d 2.23±0.11 d 1.80±0.04
Betaine (12.5 mg/kg) 11.58±0.25 a 17.65±1.16 d 2.17±0.23 d 1.82±0.02
Betaine (25 mg/kg) 8.46±0.13 b 31.66±1.21 c 3.42±0.16 c 1.83±0.03
Betaine (50 mg/kg) 6.56±0.24 c 51.53±1.18 b 4.54±0.11 b 1.81±0.01

OVX: ovariectomy, MDA: malondialdehyde, SOD: superoxide dismutase, GPx: glutathione peroxidase, TAS: total antioxidant status. Different letters (a-d) indicate significant differences amongtreatments (P<0.05), (n=10 per group).