Table 3 Sexual dimorphism in metabolic and antioxidant status of Clarias garepinus

Glucose, mmol/l

72.84

46.76

0.80

Albumin, g/l

358.85^b

379.73^a

0.02

Cholesterol, mmo/l

37.59

31.32

0.66

Triglyceride, mmol/l

4.94

5.15

0.51

High-density lipoprotein, mmol/l

22.54

21.31

0.33

Low-density lipoprotein, mmol/l

15.06

7.67

0.19

Alkaline phosphatase, IU/l

1.92

1.76

0.30

Creatinine, mmol/l

2.83

8.63

0.79

Aspartate amino transferase, U/L

30.89

29.83

0.76

Alanine amino transferase, u/l

7.23

5.48

0.13

Total antioxidant activity (mmol/liter)

6.10

6.97

0.3

Lipid peroxidation (×10⁻² TBARS/mg protein)

1.39

1.30

0.22

Superoxide dismutase (U/min/mg protein)

1.67^b

3.47^a

0.00

Catalase (nm H₂O₂/min/mg protein)

9.34

8.62

0.16

Glutathione peroxidase (μg GSH/min/mg protein)

38.93

67.80

0.26