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Table 6 Activities of glutathione peroxidase (GPX), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) in the liver of rats fed diets with either soybean oil or salmon oil with various vitamin E concentrations (25, 250 or 2500 mg/kg)

From: An excess dietary vitamin E concentration does not influence Nrf2 signaling in the liver of rats fed either soybean oil or salmon oil

Oil

Soybean oil

Soybean oil

Soybean oil

Salmon oil

Salmon oil

Salmon oil

ANOVA (P)

Vitamin E (mg/kg)

25

250

2500

25

250

2500

Vitamin E

Oil

Vitamin E x oil

GPX (U/mg)

1.13 ± 0.26

1.04 ± 0.28

1.02 ± 0.12

1.10 ± 0.29

1.24 ± 0.31

1.01 ± 0.14

0.44

0.27

0.26

SOD (kU/mg)

0.69 ± 0.30

0.87 ± 0.12

0.84 ± 0.29

0.63 ± 0.19

0.84 ± 0.33

0.74 ± 0.28

0.35

0.08

0.88

CAT (kU/mg)

2.14 ± 0.5

2.01 ± 0.58

2.23 ± 0.49

2.32 ± 0.42

2.02 ± 0.54

2.49 ± 0.25

0.24

0.07

0.71

  1. Data are presented as means ± SD (n = 12/group)