An effort toward molecular biology of food deprivation induced food hoarding in gonadectomized NMRI mouse model: focus on neural oxidative status

Table 7 Effect of gonadectomy on antioxidative profile of spinal cord tissues in male mice

Parameter	Group	Mean ± SEM	F value	P_ANOVA
GSH	Gonadectomized	4900.63 ± 644.09	F(1,18) = 0.742	0.401
GSH	Intact	5582.44 ± 426.33	F(1,18) = 0.742	0.401
CAT	Gonadectomized	1.37 ± 0.349	F(1,13) = 0.179	0.679
CAT	Intact	1.19 ± 0.161	F(1,13) = 0.179	0.679
SOD	Gonadectomized	16.52 ± 2.98	F(1, 20) = 5.45	0.031*
SOD	Intact	27.23 ± 3.49	F(1, 20) = 5.45	0.031*
TAS	Gonadectomized	8386.33 ± 1583.51	F(1,20) = 1.39	0.252
TAS	Intact	10781.88 ± 994.22	F(1,20) = 1.39	0.252
MDA	Gonadectomized	357.16 ± 64.59	F(1,23) = 2.23	0.149
MDA	Intact	502.16 ± 70.63	F(1,23) = 2.23	0.149

Data are expressed as mean ± SEM and parameters with P_ANOVA ≤ 0.05 are significantly different and displayed with * sign
GSH glutathione (µM), CAT catalase (1 mM of H2O2/min/mg protein), SOD superoxide dismutase (1 mM of NBT/min/mg protein), TAS total antioxidant status (nM of ascorbic acid), MDA malondialdehyde (nM/mg protein)

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