Table 3.

Some serum biochemical markers at the end of the eighth week post-treatment with VD₃ against TAA-induced hepatic damage in rats (mean ± SE).

Parameter	Cont.	TAA	VD	TAA+VD
TC (mg/dL)	50.49 ± 2.29 b	67.64 ± 1.44 a	53.57 ± 0.71 b	58.55 ± 1.19 ab
TG (mg/dL)	100.26 ± 4.06 c	165.80 ± 10.96 a	99.36 ± 6.48 c	133.40 ± 11.66 b
Glucose (mg/dL)	96.26 ± 2.88 a	68.13 ± 4.60 b	94.60 ± 3.56 a	89.25 ± 8.6 ab
VD (25[OH] D3) (ng/mL)	34.35 ± 2.05 c	2.76 ± 0.14 d	148.33±4.40 a	122.33±1.45 b

Values are presented as mean ± SEM. Those containing various superscripts (a, b, c, and d) are statistically different from one another (p < 0.05). Cont., control; TAA, thioacetamide; VD, VD₃; TAA+VD, thioacetamide + VD₃; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride.