Research Article

Tualang Honey Protects the Rat Midbrain and Lung against Repeated Paraquat Exposure

Table 2

Serum biochemical parameters in all the experimental groups.

ParametersGroups
NTHPQPQ + THPQ + QH

(mmol/dL)139.00 (2.00)138.00 (4.00)140.00 (6.00)140.00 (5.00)140.00 (2.00)0.129
#Potassium (mmol/dL)5.11 (0.23)5.08 (0.37)5.10 (0.40)4.80 (0.38)4.65 (0.50)0.069
#Chloride (mmol/dL)101.50 (2.67)101.00 (2.51)102.00 (1.69)101.38 (3.38)103.00 (2.51)0.595
(mg/dL)38.00 (6.00)29.50 34.50 (6.00)29.50 31.50 0.005
(mg/dL)0.50 (0.00)0.50 (0.00)0.50 (0.10)0.40 0.50 (0.10)0.039
acid (mg/dL)1.20 (0.40)1.15 (0.70)1.15 (0.40)1.00 (0.30)1.00 (0.30)0.384
#Total protein (g/dL)5.91 (0.32)5.83 (0.30)5.75 (0.42)5.59 (0.39)5.56 (0.28)0.217
(U/L)77.00 (42.00)72.00 (17.00)85.50 (40.00)72.00 (17.00)66.50 (21.00)0.236
(U/L)34.00 (15.00)33.00 40.00 (6.00)29.50 31.50 (7.00)0.049
#ALP (U/L)127.00 (34.43)112.13 (22.66)118.13 (21.46)113.38 (22.45)106.13 (27.38)0.590

Data are presented as the (SD) or the (IQR), per group.
values were calculated using one-way ANOVA or the Kruskal-Wallis test. A value < 0.05 indicates a statistically significant difference between the investigated groups.
, , and compared to group N; compared to group TH; , compared to group PQ.