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Table 9 Influence of the incorporation fat Irvingia gabonensis on some toxicology parameter for male and female rats

From: Irvingia gabonensis fat: nutritional properties and effect of increasing amounts on the growth and lipid metabolism of young rats wistar sp

Diets

ALT (U/L)

AST (U/L)

Serum protein (mg/ml)

Hepatic protein (mg/g)

Male (n = 5)

IG0

16.36 ± 8.83

26.81 ± 8.02

134.18 ± 18.17

123.04 ± 6.84

IG1

17.98 ± 4.36a

21.81 ± 0.51a

82.03 ± 11.12a**

255.70 ± 11.32a**

IG2

14.44 ± 3.35a

17.97 ± 3.35a

128.10 ± 21.15b

238.99 ± 8.51a**

IG3

16.29 ± 4.16a

33.29 ± 17.24a

100.25 ± 9.23a,b*

138.23 ± 11.55b

Female (n = 5)

IG0

10.02 ± 5.89

109.62 ± 43.91

97.72 ± 17.77

333.16 ± 21.08

IG1

22.10 ± 10.04a

22.68 ± 12.07a*

117.47 ± 16.85a

293.67 ± 15.50a*

IG2

7.37 ± 1.02a

44.79 ± 34.29a*

113.92 ± 10.89a

174.69 ± 14.09a**

IG3

15.32 ± 3.68a

38.83 ± 6.27a*

141.77 ± 19.53a**

206.58 ± 19.49b**

  1. AST, aspartate aminotransferase, ALT, alanine aminotransferase
  2. In the columns, the values affected of the same letter are not significantly different (P > 0.05) and the value with different letter are significantly different (P < 0.05). (Bonferroni between treated animals).
  3. * Significantly different from fat control in the same sex (P < 0.05). (Dunnett's)
  4. **significantly different from fat control in the same sex (p < 0.01). (Dunnett's)