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Table 3 Effect of Salmonella Typhimurium infection on serum biochemical parameters at different days post infection (dpi)

From: Expression kinetics of natural resistance associated macrophage protein (NRAMP) genes in Salmonella Typhimurium-infected chicken

Parameter

Group (Control (N = 6) (Infected (N = 6)

0 (dpi)

1 (dpi)

3 (dpi)

5 (dpi)

7 (dpi)

9 (dpi)

11 (dpi)

13 (dpi)

15 (dpi)

ALT (IU/L)

Control

8.98a ± 0.097

9.27a ± 0.123

9.40a ± 0.135

9.63a ± 0.138

9.76a ± 0.097

10.05a ± 0.085

10.19a ± 0.109

10.43a ± 0.124

10.87a ± 0.175

Infected

9.08a ± 0.138

25.62b ± 0.221

45.60b ± 0.380

63.90b ± 0.219

67.88b ± 0.237

73.96b ± 0.317

78.34b ± 0.218

82.41b ± 0.276

86.28b ± 0.364

AST (IU/L)

Control

39.20a ± 0.127

39.99a ± 0.282

41.08a ± 0.388

42.94a ± 0.178

42.94a ± 0.452

43.45a ± 0.405

44.34a ± 0.261

45.45a ± 0.332

46.06a ± 0.251

Infected

39.77a ± 0.177

44.48b ± 0.638

49.73b ± 0.779

54.46b ± 0.910

67.27b ± 1.136

77.81b ± 0.438

90.26b ± 0.535

108.44b ± 0.763

120.81b ± 0.862

Albumin (g/dl)

Control

0.848a ± 0.006

0.888a ± 0.004

0.901a ± 0.003

0.927a ± 0.003

0.964a ± 0.002

0.985a ± 0.003

1.011a ± 0.006

1.063a ± 0.008

1.111a ± 0.013

Infected

0.839a ± 0.005

0.837b ± 0.001

0.845b ± 0.001

0.851b ± 0.001

0.871b ± 0.001

0.891b ± 0.002

0.911b ± 0.004

0.932b ± 0.002

0.950b ± 0.001

Protein (g/dl)

Control

1.698a ± 0.004

1.756a ± 0.006

1.876a ± 0.008

1.990a ± 0.012

2.051a ± 0.013

2.150a ± 0.005

2.215a ± 0.008

2.365a ± 0.007

2.543a ± 0.014

Infected

1.680aa ± 0.003

1.726b ± 0.004

1.745b ± 0.008

1.798b ± 0.009

1.816b ± 0.009

1.861b ± 0.003

1.925b ± 0.004

1.981b ± 0.007

2.021b ± 0.017

Glucose (mg/dl)

Control

145.31a ± 0.672

155.94a ± 0.407

162.1a ± 0.667

170.44a ± 0.322

195.60a ± 0.440

210.54a ± 0.211

235.52a ± 0.588

256.00a ± 0.470

275.84a ± 0.741

Infected

148.36a ± 0.297

170.89b ± 0.672

178.7b ± 0.759

197.51b ± 0.634

211.34b ± 0.978

232.04b ± 0.293

247.13b ± 0.694

269.92b ± 0.297

290.03b ± 0.752

  1. Values are presented as mean ± SE
  2. Values having different superscript (a and b) differ significantly (P < 0.05)
  3. Number of birds from each group that were evaluated at each time point (dpi) was 6, each sample was run in duplicates. Statistical analysis was done using unpaired Student′s t-test and by one way ANOVA followed by Fisher′s LSD test