Table 1 Body weight, heart rate and parameters for liver and kidney functions.

From: The antioxidant compound tert-butylhydroquinone activates Akt in myocardium, suppresses apoptosis and ameliorates pressure overload-induced cardiac dysfunction

 

Sham

TAC

TAC + TBHQ

Body weight (g)

27.2 ± 0.2

26.2 ± 0.6

28.3 ± 0.3

Heart rate* (bpm)

456 ± 22

441 ± 18

452 ± 15

ALT (unit/L)

54.0 ± 9.0

39.0 ± 2.0

44.1 ± 5.7

AST (unit/L)

127.5 ± 14.4

125.0 ± 11.4

103.0 ± 10.9

ALP (unit/L)

86.0 ± 5.9

90.6 ± 3.2

79.2 ± 1.5

BUN (mM)

9.7 ± 0.7

11.3 ± 0.8

11.0 ± 0.2

CK (unit/L)

668.6 ± 41.7

908.5 ± 155.4

624.0 ± 131.7

  1. bpm, beat per minute; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; CK, creatine kinase. Data are mean ± SEM, n = 4 (Sham), 15 (TAC) and 15 (TAC + TBHQ). *Heart rate was measured during echocardiography.
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