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Table 4 rGO effects on serum SOD, catalase and TBARS levels in male Wistar rats

From: Reduced graphene oxide: nanotoxicological profile in rats

 

Unit

Control

rGO 15 min

rGO 1 h

rGO 3 h

rGO 7 days

SOD

U/ml

13 ± 0.4#,*

14 ± 0.8

20 ± 0.6#

20 ± 2.6

22 ± 1.1*,

CAT

nmol/min/ml

129 ± 2.8

151 ± 12.5

112 ± 28.8

88 ± 17.3

120 ± 6.1

TBARS

nmol/ml

7.6 ± 1.0

7.7 ± 1.7

7.4 ± 2.4

6.2 ± 0.3

5.7 ± 1.3

  1. Values are mean ± SEM of 3–4 animals in each group. The same symbol in each column indicates a significant difference between groups
  2. One-way ANOVA, Bonferroni post hoc test
  3. SOD superoxide dismutase; CAT catalase; TBARS thiobarbituric acid reactive substances
  4. #p < 0.05; *,p < 0.01