Table 3

Effect of agaro-oligosaccharides on SOD activity in different organs of CCl4 induced rats a

Groups
Liver (U/mg prot)
Heart (U/mgprot)
Serum (U/ml)

Normal control
34.18 ± 2.45
46.80 ± 2.84
313.77 ± 24.01
CCl4 control
26.97 ± 6.69#
27.71 ± 2.26#
306.89 ± 19.29
Vitamin C
33.11 ± 2.79*
32.75 ± 1.73
318.35 ± 16.39
G4 (200 mg/kg)
33.45 ± 2.87*
34.37 ± 1.34
361.08 ± 9.37*#
G5 (400 mg/kg)
38.64 ± 8.44*
37.33 ± 2.45
365.53 ± 21.13*#
G6 (600 mg/kg)
35.42 ± 2.86*
40.49 ± 2.21*
364.92 ± 14.21*#

a n = 8. Each value represents the mean ± SD.

Significant values: *P < 0.05 (vs CCl4 group); #P < 0.05 (vs Normal group).

Chen et al. Nutrition Journal 2006 5:31   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-5-31

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