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Table 2 Effect of gentamicin with fenugreek or fenugreek germinated seeds on oxidative stress estimated values for glutathione reduced, malondialdehyde, catalase and total antioxidant capacity content in pancreatic homogenate from Swiss albino mice

From: Assessment ameliorative role of fenugreek seeds and germinated fenugreek seeds on pancreatic and testicular gentamicin toxicity of male Swiss albino mice

Oxidative parameters

Control n = 10

Gentamicin treatment 10

Gentamicin-fenugreek treatment n = 10

Gentamicin-Germinated Fenugreek treatment n = 10

Glutathione reduced (mg/g tissue)

165.3 ± 1.1

69 ± 0.6

89 ± 0.4

135 ± 0.8

Malondialdehyde (nmol/g tissue)

157 ± 1.2*

181 ± 0.9*

122 ± 1.5*

150 ± 2.5*

Catalase (U/L)

3 ± 0.03 a

1.7 ± 0.08

2.3 ± 0.09

2.9 ± 0.05

total antioxidant capacity (Mm/l)

0.08 ± 0.001

0.04 ± 0.003

0.06 ± 0.001

0.07 ± 0.002

  1. n = number of mice per. Data are represented as mean ± standard errors for each group
  2. *(P < 0.01) is significant. Group superscripted with same latter are not significant while groups superscripted with different letters are significant
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