Total antioxidant status, enzymatic (SOD, GPx and CAT) and non-enzymatic antioxidants (GSH, Uric acid) in plasma, heart, pectoral muscle and liver (total tissue and mitochondria) of rats and pigeons.

Muscle  =  pectoral muscle. Total antioxidants were measured in plasma using two different assays, the total antioxidant status assay (TAS) and the ferric reducing ability (FRA) assay. Data are shown in mM Trolox equivalents (TAS), mM Fe(II) (FRA in plasma), umol Fe (II)/g tissue (FRA in tissues), u/ml (SOD, GPx, CAT in plasma), u/g tissue (SOD in heart, GPx and CAT in tissues), u/mg tissue (SOD in pectoral muscle and liver), mM (GSH in plasma), nmol/g tissue (GSH in tissues), mg/dl (uric acid). Shown are means ± SEM, n = 6 for rats and n = 8 for pigeons, Significant differences are illustrated through one (p<0.05) or two asterisks (p<0.01). SOD  =  superoxide dismutase, GPx  =  glutathione peroxidase, CAT  =  catalase, GSH  =  reduced glutathione.