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Table I.

Blood biochemical changes in infected rabbits.

Control 12 h pi 24 h pi 36 h pi 48 h pi
ALT (IU/L) 79 ± 8 73 ± 9 72 ± 14 687 ± 207* 1668 ± 149*
AST (IU/L) 25 ± 4 23 ± 3 50 ± 20* 1010 ± 372* 3585 ± 1923*
Bilirubin (mg/dL) 0.46 ± 0.12 0.45 ± 0.34 0.98 ± 0.37* 1.29 ± 0.34* 2.03 ± 0.43*

Data represent the mean ± S.D. from 6 rabbits in each group.

*

p < 0.05 Significantly different from control animals.