Table 2

Regional glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase activity (μg pyruvate produced / hr / mg tissue) in rat brain.

Brain regions
Groups of animals
Statistical calculation (F)



Normal protein
Low protein
ANOVA Single factor
ANOVA Two factors (with replication)





Control
Aluminum exposed
Control
Aluminum exposed



Cerebrum
8.42 ± 0.37
8.38 ± 0.35
7.69 ± 0.25
8.44 ± 0.25*
9.03 #
Protein : 1.14 Aluminum : 1.31 Interaction : 1.62
Thalamic area
8.48 ± 0.16
7.64 ± 0.28
7.39 ± 0.32
8.71 ± 0.52
3.41 #
Protein : 0.00 Aluminum : 0.49 Interaction : 9.75 #
Midbrain-hippocampal region
8.50 ± 0.18
7.52 ± 0.31
7.25 ± 0.27
8.76 ± 0.20*
9.03 #
Protein : 0.00 Aluminum : 1.15 Interaction : 25.95 #
Cerebellum
8.08 ± 0.25
8.21 ± 0.21
7.67 ± 0.23
8.71 ± 0.28
3.12#
Protein : 0.04 Aluminum : 5.86# Interaction : 3.46

Data are means of six observations ± SEM. * indicates significant difference (p < 0.05) in comparison to respective control. # indicates calculated F is higher than the critical F (α = 0.05).

Nayak and Chatterjee BMC Neuroscience 2002 3:12   doi:10.1186/1471-2202-3-12