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Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Table 7 The effect of adding lead acetate (at two levels) in the diet on kidney and liver function parameters in serum of rats

From: Evaluated the lead levels at boiling water in clay pots and impact of the lead contaminated diet on nutritional, biochemical status of male rats

Parameters

Kidney function

Liver function

Groups

Creatinine (mmol/L)

Urea (mg/dL)

GOT (U/L)

GPT (U/L)

Group1 negative control

0.62 ± 0.01

31.09 ± 0.13

5.8 ± 0.7

12.8 ± 0.5

Group 2 L1Pb

1.80 ± 0.02**

39.72 ± 0.15**

14.6 ± 1.2***

11.7 ± 0.9*

Group 2 L2Pb

2.00 ± 1.20**

39.18 ± 0.14**

11.9 ± 1.2***

10.7 ± 1.7*

p value

p < 0.01

p < 0.01

p < 0.001

p < 0.05

  1. All data represented as mean ± SD
  2. L1 = 466.5 mg/kg wt while L2 = 933 mg/kg wt
  3. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001
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