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Table 2 Effect of overgrazing on serum biochemical parameters of sheep

From: Overgrazing induces alterations in the hepatic proteome of sheep (Ovis aries): an iTRAQ-based quantitative proteomic analysis

 

Groups

LGc

OGd

P value

ALT (IU/L)e

20.73 ± 9.41b

45.97 ± 10.86a

0.038

AST (IU/L)f

164.93 ± 28.94b

386.37 ± 75.32a

0.009

TP (mmol/L)g

73.03 ± 4.05a

64.23 ± 3.32b

0.044

BUN (mmol/L)h

5.03 ± 0.42b

6.77 ± 0.96a

0.046

GLU (mmol/L)i

7.80 ± 0.72a

5.71 ± 0.58b

0.017

TG (mmol/L)j

0.36 ± 0.06

0.35 ± 0.07

0.835

CHOL (μmol/l)k

1.88 ± 0.84

1.44 ± 0.11

0.417

NEFA (mmol/L)l

0.61 ± 0.01a

0.44 ± 0.09b

0.032

IGF-1 (ng/mL)m

30.76 ± 4.01a

21.56 ± 4.18b

0.018

  1. a, b Values within a column not sharing a common superscript letter indicate significant difference at P < 0.05. Numbers are means ± SD. (n = 6)
  2. c LG light grazing
  3. d OG overgrazing
  4. e ALT alanine aminotransferase
  5. f AST aspartate aminotransferase
  6. g TP total protein
  7. h BUN blood urea nitrogen
  8. i GLU glucose
  9. j TG triglyceride
  10. k CHOL cholesterol
  11. l NEFA non-esterified fatty acid
  12. m IGF-1 insulin-like growth factor 1