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Table 2 The effects of kudzu vine extracts on plasma alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase levels in CCl₄-treated rats

From: Protective activity of kudzu (Pueraria thunbergiana) vine on chemically-induced hepatotoxicity: in vitro and in vivo studies

Group		Dose (mg/kg)	ALT (units/ml)	AST (units/ml)
Normal			35.4 ± 5.2^a	60.9 ± 3.2^a
CCl₄ only			140.0 ± 4.4^b	167.3 ± 10.0^b
Kudzu vine	H₂O	100	106.1 ± 8.9^c	128.8 ± 5.0^c
+ CCl₄	30 % EtOH	100	97.3 ± 4.5^c	99.5 ± 4.1^c
	70 % EtOH	100	152.5 ± 13.7^b	163.5 ± 9.3^b
	95 % EtOH	100	151.5 ± 4.9^b	182.0 ± 8.9^b
Silymarin		50	100.4 ± 3.8^c	95.5 ± 4.9^c

Results presented as mean ± SD. Values with different letters (^{a, b, c}) are significantly different one from another (one-way ANOVA followed by Newman-Keuls multiple range test, P < 0.05)

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