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Table 5 Effect of AG-Cu NPs on lysozyme activity, C reactive protein, uric acid and creatinine

From: Efficacy of zinc oxide and copper oxide nanoparticles on virulence genes of avian pathogenic E. coli (APEC) in broilers

G

Periods

Lysozyme activity (µMol)

C reactive protein

(mg/l)

Uric acid

(mg/dl)

Creatinine

(mg/dl)

G1

PT

120.61 ± 1.93 b

4.98 ± 0.11 b

5.91 ± 0.25 a

0.43 ± 0.01 a

AEE

122.41 ± 1.52 b

4.09 ± 0.22 b

5.87 ± 0.07 a

0.51 ± 0.01 a

G2

PT

107.80 ± 1.66 a

28.11 ± 0.41 d

7.18 ± 0.19 b

0.56 ± 0.02 c

AEE

112.46 ± 1.80 a

14.21 ± 0.26 c

6.88 ± 0.20 b

0.58 ± 0.01 b

G3

PT

132.99 ± 1.59 c

4.01 ± 0.09 a

6.10 ± 0.38 a

0.44 ± 0.02 ab

AEE

126.93 ± 1.81 b

3.07 ± 0.04 a

5.52 ± 0.25 a

0.52 ± 0.01 a

G4

PT

129.11 ± 1.65 c

10.22 ± 0.28 c

6.63 ± 0.32 ab

0.49 ± 0.01 b

AEE

125.89 ± 1.27 b

4.08 ± 0.05 b

5.66 ± 0.37 a

0.51 ± 0.02 a

  1. The various letters in the same colon of the same period indicate statistically significant differences when (P < 0.05). G1 = negative control, G2 = infected control, G3 = noninfected + AG-CuNPs, G4 = infected + AG-CuNPs, PT = Post treatment, AEE = At experimental end (Mean ± SE) n = 5