Table 1 Effect of l-carnitine on antioxidant enzymes, glutathione and thiol level in the brain of male rats treated with aspartame

26.6 ± 0.8

27.7 ± 0.8

36.9 ± 1.9^a

38.5 ± 2.1^a

30.0 ± 1.9^b

32.0 ± 1.4^b

16.5 ± 0.8

16.2 ± 0.5

31.0 ± 1.8^a

35.2 ± 1.6^a

24.2 ± 1.5^b

27.9 ± 0.9^b

25.9 ± 0.9

26.1 ± 0.9

11.4 ± 0.5^a

9.7 ± 0.8^a

17.5 ± 1.3^b

16.9 ± 0.9^b

5.9 ± 0.1

6.2 ± 0.4

2.7 ± 0.2^a

1.7 ± 0.4^a

4.1 ± 0.2

3.6 ± 0.2

20.81 ± 1.5

24.17 ± 1.6

13.34 ± 0.4^a

12.34 ± 0.7^a

17.65 ± 0.9^b

15.78 ± 0.5^b

11.1 ± 1.1

11.8 ± 1.4

6.2 ± 1.0^a

5.3 ± 1.1^a

12.2 ± 1.6

10.1 ± 1.7

15.9 ± 0.5

16.2 ± 0.5

9.5 ± 0.6^a

9.8 ± 0.8^a

13.5 ± 0.5^b

13.1 ± 0.5^b