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Table 2 Effect of plant growth regulator RIPEX on the activities of SOD and GST and the level of MDA in the digestive gland of the snail Biomphalaria alexandrina

From: Biochemical and histopathological responses of Biomphalaria alexandrina to RIPEX (plant growth regulator)

Intervals

SOD (U/mg protein)

GST (U/mg protein)

MDA (nmol/gm tissue)

Control

8 µL/L

16 µL/L

Control

8 µL/L

16 µL/L

Control

8 µL/L

16 µL/L

1 day

6.1 ± 0.4

5.1 ± 0.2

8.1 ± 0.2

17.1 ± 3.6

16.4 ± 1.1

39.7 ± 3.2*$

14.03 ± 2.7

22.3 ± 1

30 ± 1.4

3 days

6.8 ± 0.8

7.4 ± 0.2

4.9 ± 0.4

17.7 ± 1.04

27.7 ± 7.5

36.3 ± 1.5*

16.4 ± 2.1

33.6 ± 1.9

41.6 ± 1.5*

7 days

8 ± 0.01

9.4 ± 0.2

3.03 ± 0.2*

22.6 ± 1.3

33.7 ± 1.7*

36 ± 0.8*

13.5 ± 0.7

45.06 ± 4.1*

56.1 ± 0.7*$

  1. Data were expressed as mean ± S.D., n = 3 * Represented significant difference between control and exposed groups; $ between time points of exposure when P ≤ 0.05