Table 2

Serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST).


Sham
3.0 h I/R
6.0 h I/R
6.0 h I/R+endothelin-1

ALT (U/L)
50.2 (16.6)
197.0 (40.4) *
226.2 (38.5) *
261.6 (37.8) *##
AST (U/L)
177 (34)
1825 (410) *#
2551 (616) *
2856 (320) *##

Data expressed as Mean (SD); n = 7 for each group; * p < 0.001 vs. sham; # p < 0.02 vs. 6.0 h I/R; ## p < 0.01 vs. 3.0 h I/R.

Wunder et al. Comparative Hepatology 2005 4:1   doi:10.1186/1476-5926-4-1