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Table 2 Effect of SAME on thyroid hormones tissue protein, CAT, POD, SOD activities

From: Protective effects of Sonchus asper (L.) Hill, (Asteraceae) against CCl4-induced oxidative stress in the thyroid tissue of rats

Treatment

Protein (ug/mg tissue)

CAT

POD

SOD

(U/min)

(U/min)

(U/mg protein)

Control

0.65±0.010++

6.92±0.23++

4.92±0.015++

12.58±0.218++

3 ml/kg CCl4

0.33±0.010**

4.02±0.062**

2.81±0.0548**

6.78±0.248**

100 mg/kg SAME+CCl4

0.49±0.010**++

5.35±0.36**++

3.79±0.0601**++

10.11±0.349**++

200 mg/kg SAME+CCl4

0.63±0.009++

6.36±0.15++

4.76±0.061++

11.75±0.470++

200 mg/kg SAME alone

0.66±0.016++

6.95±0.071++

4.92±0.065++

13.00±0.211++

  1. Mean ±SE (n=6 number).
  2. ** indicate significance from the control group at P<0.01 probability level.
  3. ++ indicate significance from the CCl4 group at P<0.01 probability level.