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Table 3 Glutathione peroxidase activity (U/mg protein) in three sections of kidney from 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

0.10 ± 0.01 (16)

0.11 ± 0.01 (16)

0.07 ± 0.03a (7)

0.04 ± 0.01b,** (7)

Outer medulla

0.07 ± 0.01 (16)

0.06 ± 0.01* (16)

0.03 ± 0.003a (7)

0.05 ± 0.007*** (7)

Inner medulla

0.06 ± 0.02 (16)

0.05 ± 0.01 (16)

0.05 ± 0.02 (6)

0.03 ± 0.003 (6)

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