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Table 1 Mean ± SEM of GSH (μg/ml), MD (μmoles/ml), vitamin C (μg/ml) concentrations and catalase (U/dl) and GPX (U/100 mg) activities in the brain homogenates of the two groups of rats

From: Etiology of autistic features: the persisting neurotoxic effects of propionic acid

Parameters

Groups

Min.

Max.

Mean ± SEM

Pvalue

GSH(μg/ml)

Control

49.81

76.8

60.2 ± 3.05

0.05

 

PA

22.04

67.96

44.84 ± 4.81

 

GPX

Control

4.05

6.28

5.17 ± 0.3

0.01

 

PA

2.31

2.88

2.49 ± 0.11

 

MD(μmoles/ml)

Control

0.04

0.11

0.06 ± 0.007

0.001

 

PA

0.08

0.42

0.18 ± 0.03

 

Vitamin C(μg/ml)

Control

15.04

23.89

20.51 ± 1.31

0.011

 

PA

6.57

18.88

12.7 ± 1.45

 

Catalase(U/dl)

Control

3.08

6.08

4.42 ± 0.33

<0.001

 

PA

2.03

8.7

3.86 ± 0.84

 
  1. GPX glutathione peroxidase; GSH glutathione; MD malondialdehyde; max maximum; min minimum; SEM standard error of the mean.