Selenium and/or vitamin E upregulate the antioxidant gene expression and parameters in broilers

BMC Veterinary Research

Table 2 Effect of vitamin E and/or selenium-enriched diet on broiler liver tissue antioxidant and MDA

Groups Items	Control	Vitamin E	Selenium	Vitamin E with selenium
CAT (U/g)	0.73±0.02^c	0.87±0.01^b	0.76±0.01^bc	1.28±0.08^a
SOD (U/g)	46.15±0.84^b	58.70±2.35^a	46.23±2.40^b	61.67±0.75^a
MDA (nmol/g)	3.69±0.32^a	1.96±0.17^b	3.67±0.37^a	1.25±0.00^b

Values are means ± standard error. Mean values with different letters (a-c) at the same row significantly at (P ≤ 0.05)

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