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Table 2 Effect of heavy cadmium (Cd) exposure and treated with biosynthesized chitosan nanoparticles (Bio-CHNPs) during the 8-weeks experimental period on antioxidants enzymes in liver tissues of Catfish; superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), total antioxidant capacity (TAC), and total peroxides (TPX)

From: Mitigation of cadmium toxicity in African catfish using biological Nano chitosan: insights into biochemical, genotoxic, and histopathological effects

Groups

SOD (IU/L)

CAT (IU/L)

TAC (μM/L)

TPX (μM/L)

CTR

9.67 ± 0.28b

10.5 ± 0.29b

1.27 ± 0.05b

1.48 ± 0.05c

Cd

3.76 ± 0.17d

2.72 ± 0.09d

0.66 ± 0.03c

3.57 ± 0.1a

Bio-CHNPs

13.3 ± 0.17a

14.07 ± 0.11a

1.54 ± 0.06a

1.25 ± 0.04c

Cd + Bio-CHNPs

5.85 ± 0.14c

6.93 ± 0.12c

0.84 ± 0.04c

2.17 ± 0.1b

  1. Values (means±SE) that do not share similar superscripts in the same row differ substantially (One way ANOVA; P<0.05)
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BMC Veterinary Research

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