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Table 3 Effect of taurine and/or vanillin on serum urea, creatinine, uric acid, and renal-homocysteine of the potassium bromate-treated rats

From: The protective effect of taurine and/or vanillin against renal, testicular, and hematological alterations induced by potassium bromate toxicity in rats

Groups

Parameters

Urea (mg/dl)

Creatinine (mg/dl)

Uric acid (mg/dl)

Xanthine oxidase (μg/mg protein/min)

Control

13.9 ± 0.34 d

0.36 ± 0.01 d

2.03 ± 0.05 b

1.16 ± 0.08 d

Pot.bromate group

36.1 ± 0.46 a

0.82 ± 0.03 a

3.93 ± 1.4 a

2.29 ± 0.06 a

Pot.bromate + taurine group

27.2 ± 0.8 b

0.64 ± 0.02 b

1.96 ± 0.28 b

1.70 ± 0.04 b

Pot.bromate + vanillin group

27.1 ± 0.34 b

0.63 ± 0.02 b

1.61 ± 0.17 b

1.78 ± 0.03 b

Pot bromate + taurine + vanillin group

20.20 ± 0.86 c

0.44 ± 0.02 c

1.76 ± 0.23 b

1.5 ± 0.015 c

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± S.D., n = 6
  2. There was no significant difference between means have the same letter in the same column