Age-Dependent Variation in Hormonal Concentration and Biochemical Constituents in Blood Plasma of Indian Native Fowl

Table 1

Age-dependent variation in hormonal concentration and biochemical constituents of blood plasma (6th wk) in different breeds of Indian native hen (Mean ± S.E.M, 𝑛=6).

Group	Estrogen (pg/mL)	Progesterone (ng/mL)	T3 (ng/mL)	T4 (ng/mL)	ACP (μmole/min./mg protein)	ALP (μmole/min./mg protein)	GOT (n mole/min./mg protein)	GPT (n mole/min./mg protein)
WLH	10.28±0.26 NS	0.65^b±0.03	4.83±0.16 NS	16.25^a±1.92	0.65^a±0.16	40.49^a±4.20	30.38^b±2.09	2.27^b±0.65
KN	9.84±0.43 NS	0.46^a±0.06	4.91±0.40 NS	17.73^ab±1.12	1.78^b±0.40	52.50^b±3.69	23.29^a±1.14	1.26^a±0.45
AP	9.28±0.24 NS	0.42^a±0.09	4.92±0.34 NS	18.80^b±1.76	0.67±0.11	64.60^c±3.08	23.17^a±2.11	1.11^a±0.23

Mean values bearing the same superscripts in a column do not differ significantly (𝑃<.05).
NS: nonsignificant.