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Table 4 The effect of M. myristica on the levels of liver glutathione and activities of liver catalase and superoxide dismutase

From: Aqueous extract of Monodora myristica ameliorates cadmium-induced hepatotoxicity in male rats

Treatment group

GSH (nmole/mg protein)

CAT (unit/min/mg protein)

SOD (unit/min/mg protein)

G1

36.42 ± 0.52b

65.83 ± 5.43b

27.04 ± 0.05b

G2

23.92 ± 0.37a

42.73 ± 0.69a

15.79 ± 0.06a

G3

37.78 ± 0.38

59.66 ± 0.65

24.99 ± 0.13

G4

44.28 ± 0.40a

64.31 ± 0.79

35.02 ± 0.08

G5

41.74 ± 0.61a

68.02 ± 0.18

31.37 ± 0.79

  1. Values shown are mean ± SD (n = 6). Mean differences are significant (P < 0.05) when compared with: aG1 (control group), b G2 (cadmium only)