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Regional glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase activity (μg pyruvate produced / hr / mg tissue) in rat brain. |
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Groups of animals |
Statistical calculation (F) |
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Low protein |
ANOVA Single factor |
ANOVA Two factors (with replication) |
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Aluminum exposed |
Control |
Aluminum exposed |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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