The Effect of Babesia divergens Infection on the Spleen of Mongolian Gerbils

Table 2

Changes of glutathione, catalase, and superoxide dismutase in splenic tissue of gerbils infected with B. divergens (𝑛=8).

	Glutathione (mmol/g spleen)	Catalase (U/g spleen)	Superoxide dismutase (U/g spleen)
Noninfected	7.4 ± 0.83	0.52 ± 0.01	14.2 ± 0.42
Infected	4.1 ± 0.26*	0.25 ± 0.01*	9.3 ± 0.7*

Values are means ± SD. *Significant change at 𝑃≤0.05 with respect to the noninfected control group.