Research Article

Ethanol- and/or Taurine-Induced Oxidative Stress in Chick Embryos

Table 3

Effects of exogenous ethanol (EtOH) and/or taurine (Tau) on indices of membrane lipid peroxidation in embryonic chick brains at 11 days of development.

Treatments at unsaturated/ saturated membrane fatty acids1 long-chain PUFAs/ short-chain membrane fatty acids1, 2nmoles brain LPO per g brain

Controls
(dH2O)
2.35 ± 0.310.63 ± 0.107.6 ± 1.8
3 mmol EtOH/Kg egg1.56* ± 0.220.34* ± 0.0838.1* ± 6.3
4 mol Tau/Kg egg2.30 ± 0.630.47* ± 0.0927.1* ± 5.0
3 mmol EtOH and
4  mol Tau/Kg egg
2.20 ± 0.590.31* ± 0.1435.7* ± 8.0
ANOVA
=5.7817.9152.05
df =3, 293, 293, 49
0.0030.00010.0001

Data presented as mean ± standard deviation.
*Experimental group significantly differs from controls at 0.05.
Note: 1membrane fatty acids within methanol fractions (phospholipids and some glycolipids). 2Long-chain membrane fatty acids are defined as possessing 20 carbons and short-chain fatty acids < 20 carbons.