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Table 2 Catalase activity (k/mg protein) in the four groups of rats studied.

From: Hypothyroidism attenuates protein tyrosine nitration, oxidative stress and renal damage induced by ischemia and reperfusion: effect unrelated to antioxidant enzymes activities

	CT	HTX	IR	HTX+IR
Renal cortex	0.22 ± 0.04 (16)	0.22 ± 0.02 (16)	0.17 ± 0.05^a (5)	0.14 ± 0.04^b (5)
Outer medulla	0.07 ± 0.02 (16)	0.08 ± 0.02 (16)	0.08 ± 0.017 (7)	0.04 ± 0.004^b,* (7)
Inner medulla	0.013 ± 0.002 (16)	0.014 ± 0.003 (16)	0.012 ± 0.003 (7)	0.012 ± 0.002 (7)

Data are mean ± SD. Number of determinations is in parentheses. ^aP < 0.05 vs. CT, ^bP < 0.001 vs. HTX, *P < 0.01 vs IR.

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