The Antioxidant Effect of Medicago sativa L. (Alfalfa) Ethanolic Extract against Mercury Chloride (HgCl₂) Toxicity in Rat Liver and Kidney: An In Vitro and In Vivo Study

Table 3

Serum levels of liver enzymes and hepatic mercury content in different groups.

Parameter	Group
	C	S	T1	T2	T3
ALT (U/L)	30.5 ± 3.93	75.5 ± 8.89 α	71.33 ± 9.24 α	49.83 ± 4.62 α, β, γ	40.00 ± 5.09 β, γ
AST (U/L)	68.00 ± 5.96	152.66 ± 7.63 α	136.67 ± 6.05 α, β, γ	102.67 ± 13.76 α, β, γ	53.00 ± 5.76 α, β, γ
ALP (U/L)	186.66 ± 16.32	275.5 ± 20.03 α	256.00 ± 10.19 α	236.83 ± 9.68 α, β	187.65 ± 8.14 β, γ
Hepatic Hg content (μg/g)	5.18 ± 1.50	15.81 ± 1.68 α	13.43 ± 1.06 α	11.31 ± 1.30 α, β	8.05 ± 1.82 α, β, γ

Each row represents the mean ± standard deviation (SD). ; α, β, and γ denote comparison with C, S, and T1 groups, respectively.