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Table 3 Effect of palm oil fractions on activities of tissue and serum catalase (CAT) of rats administered cadmium (μmol min−1 g−1tissue)

From: Palm oil extracts protected against cadmium chloride poisoning via inhibition of oxidative stress in rats

Tissues

Experimental groups

1

2

3

4

5

6

Twelve hours

      

Liver

49.41 ± 5.91a

26.03 ± 1.66b

42.52 ± 5.99a

41.91 ± 2.59a

39.24 ± 5.65c

27.28 ± 2.35b

Kidney

36.33 ± 3.48a

22.79 ± 1.20b

30.88 ± 2.73a

28.72 ± 2.50b

33.82 ± 3.91a

24.96 ± 3.61b

Heart

37.85 ± 2.15a

25.16 ± 2.57b

29.84 ± 1.87b

39.77 ± 7.83a

37.78 ± 2.01a

24.73 ± 2.94b

Brain

44.34 ± 4.67a

39.87 ± 3.67ab

40.42 ± 5.76ab

36.78 ± 4.87b

38.94 ± 4.76ab

36.74 ± 2.88b

Muscle

43.18 ± 2.61a

34.55 ± 4.15a

39.55 ± 5.82a

37.29 ± 5.17a

40.64 ± 2.97a

43.74 ± 3.39a

Serum

41.47 ± 7.31a

25.01 ± 3.29b

32.28 ± 2.38a

32.64 ± 3.29a

39.09 ± 2.24a

35.49 ± 4.82a

Twenty four hours

Liver

52.40 ± 4.52a

12.38 ± 1.83b

40.51 ± 3.52c

39.60 ± 6.74c

29.94 ± 1.83d

23.22 ± 2.54d

Kidney

36.29 ± 2.78a

10.19 ± 1.74b

33.65 ± 2.59a

31.81 ± 5.71a

24.95 ± 3.61c

20.21 ± 3.72c

Heart

39.72 ± 2.38a

14.91 ± 3.33b

31.71 ± 2.62c

28.35 ± 2.74c

27.49 ± 2.48c

22.81 ± 2.01d

Brain

42.21 ± 4.77a

38.08 ± 1.79b

33.03 ± 3.61c

31.32 ± 2.76c

23.66 ± 2.55b

22.38 ± 1.83b

Muscle

43.18 ± 3.81a

31.54 ± 3.59b

38.15 ± 5.90b

38.16 ± 3.60b

35.35 ± 518b

44.65 ± 1.89a

Serum

42.21 ± 4.78a

18.08 ± 1.79b

33.03 ± 3.61c

31.32 ± 2.76c

22.66 ± 2.55b

22.38 ± 1.83b

Forty eight hours

Liver

51.29 ± 2.66a

13.24 ± 2.57b

40.90 ± 4.77c

36.59 ± 5.09 cd

30.21 ± 2.33de

23.94 ± 3.45e

Kidney

37.29 ± 2.58a

10.50 ± 1.30b

35.69 ± 3.00a

26.26 ± 4.35c

30.80 ± 6.08a

21.66 ± 3.54c

Heart

47.33 ± 3.43a

17.72 ± 2.33b

43.91 ± 3.72a

34.34 ± 2.80c

40.78 ± 5.88a

37.51 ± 7.32ac

Brain

42.75 ± 3.12a

36.86 ± 6.35a

36.50 ± 4.43a

34.34 ± 2.80a

40.77 ± 5.88a

37.51 ± 7.32a

Muscle

43.32 ± 3.31a

33.74 ± 4.52b

43.55 ± 2.36a

36.73 ± 3.37ab

36.62 ± 2.86ab

39.02 ± 2.40ab

Serum

40.84 ± 2.11a

19.16 ± 2.57b

32.14 ± 4.34ac

33.40 ± 2.32c

31.13 ± 5.17c

32.50 ± 4.29ac

  1. All values are expressed as Mean ± SD, values sharing different alphabet superscript on the same row showed a significant difference.
  2. Key: 1 = Control, 2 = CdCl23 = CF + CdCl2, 4  = GF + CdCl2,5 = BF + CdCl2, 6 = UF + CdCl2