BioMed Research International

Research Article

Short-Term Evaluation in Growing Rats of Diet Containing Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ia12 Entomotoxin: Nutritional Responses and Some Safety Aspects

Table 4

Blood biochemical parameters of rats fed the nonprotein (NPC), egg white (EW), and test (Cry1Ia12) diets.
ParameterDiet
NPCEWCry1Ia12
Protein (g/dL)6.18  ±  0.26 b 8.10  ±  0.66 a 7.98  ±  0.36 a
Albumin (g/dL)4.24  ±  0.22 b 5.40  ±  0.16 a 5.60  ±  0.22 a
Urea blood nitrogen (mg/dL)15.90  ±  0.70 b 4.80  ±  0.50 a 5.20  ±  1.00 a
Alkaline phosphatase (U/mL)107.57  ±  10.98 b 139.00  ±  11.20 a 133.06  ±  12.89 a
ALT (U/mL)16.70  ±  1.60 a 15.67  ±  0.60 a 15.03  ±  1.00 a
AST (U/mL)18.96  ±  1.90 a 17.30  ±  1.20 a 16.95  ±  1.32 a
Values are means  ±  standard deviation ( 𝑛 = 6 ). Values in a row with different letters differ significantly ( 𝑃 < . 0 5 ).