Unexpected Lack of Deleterious Effects of Uranium on Physiological Systems following a Chronic Oral Intake in Adult Rat

Figure 12

Effect of chronic ingestion of uranium on antioxidant enzyme activity in the entorhinal cortex. Three enzymes were measured, catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and superoxide dismutase (SOD), as well as total glutathione (GSH). NC: noncontaminated animal. Results are expressed as mean ± SEM (𝑛=8). *𝑃<0.05, **𝑃<0.01: significantly different from control values. ^#𝑃<0.05: significantly different from the U 0.2 mg/L group.

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