Effects of Short Term Exposure of Atrazine on the Liver and Kidney of Normal and Diabetic Rats

Table 2

Effect of atrazine on the liver and kidney marker enzymes.

Source	Parameters	NC	NA	DC	DA
Liver markers; (IU/L)	AST	24.90 ± 2.26	35.75 ± 2.47*	49.73 ± 3.60	60.64 ± 3.42**
	ALT	14.85 ± 1.20	20.56 ± 2.34*	33.02 ± 2.29	45.33 ± 2.53**
	ALP	38.38 ± 2.78	50.68 ± 3.6*	61.60 ± 4.6	71.41 ± 3.32**
Kidney markers; (mg/dL)	Creatinine	0.4 ± 0.07	1.05 ± 0.21*	1.95 ± 0.07	2.12 ± 0.17**
	Urea	33.05 ± 1.58	42.21 ± 1.70*	56.21 ± 1.40	59.45 ± 1.86**

The data are represented as mean ± SD () and evaluated by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) confirmed by Tukey’s test. NC normal control rats, NA atrazine treated rats, DC diabetic control rats, and DA atrazine treated diabetic rats.
(normal control rats versus normal atrazine treated rats).
(diabetic control rats versus atrazine treated diabetic rats).