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Effect of IDDM on the blood levels of antioxidants |
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| Sl No. |
Antioxidant |
Control |
IDDM |
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| 1. |
Vitamin A (retinol) |
2.24 ± 0.25 |
1.35 ± 0.32$ |
| 2. |
β-carotene |
2.86 ± 0.34 |
1.83 ± 0.4$ |
| 3. |
Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) |
68 ± 14 |
38 ± 10$ |
| 4. |
Vitamin E (α-tocopherol) |
20.4 ± 0.8 |
15.2 ± 1.2$ |
| 5. |
Glutathione peroxidase (GPx) |
52 ± 5 |
38 ± 4$ |
| 6. |
Superoxide dismutase (SOD) |
1620 ± 80 |
1240 ± 68$ |
| 7. |
Catalase |
256 ± 32 |
178 ± 28$ |
| 8. |
Uric acid (mmol/l) |
0.15 ± 0.05 |
0.10 ± 0.02$ |
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Results are expressed as mean ± SD. $ p < 0.05 against the control values | |||
Ramakrishna and Jailkhani Diagnostic Pathology 2007 2:22 doi:10.1186/1746-1596-2-22 |
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