Biochemical Parameters

DAY 0

DAY 3

DAY 7

Control

10 ppm

100 ppm

Control

10 ppm

100 ppm

Control

10 ppm

100 ppm

MDA (nmol/mg protein)

3.07 ± 0.22

2.88 ± 0.29

2.75 ± 0.39

5.36 ± 0.30

4.18 ± 0.17*

4.17 ± 0.22*

3.59 ± 0.29

2.30 ± 0.28*

2.20 ± 0.25*

Superoxide

Dismutase (μmol/mg protein)

6.93 ± 0.67

6.15 ± 0.29

6.11 ± 0.50

7.52 ± 0.39

9.39 ± 0.22*

9.42 ± 0.16*

7.24 ± 0.34

8.78 ± 0.38*

8.70 ± 0.29*

Catalase (μmol/min/mg protein)

923.9 ± 67.2

1044.2 ± 82.1

1010.2 ± 77.7

1128.3 ± 112.0

1173.2 ± 52.1

1185.1 ± 99.3

993.0 ± 88.4

1160.1 ± 73.3

1140.0 ± 97.3

Tissue Total Nitrite

0.11 ± 0.01

0.12 ± 0.01

0.13 ± 0.01

0.22 ± 0.01

0.19 ± 0.01

0.21 ± 0.01

0.19 ± 0.01

0.18 ± 0.01

0.18 ± 0.01

Myeloperoxidase (U/mg tissue)

0.46 ± 0.17

0.34 ± 0.17

0.34 ± 0.15

3.08 ± 0.24

2.29 ± 0.12*

1.82 ± 0.26**

2.42 ± 0.05

1.77 ± 0.19*

1.76 ± 0.12*