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Table 3 Effects of tamarind leaf feeding on plasma glucose, hepatic glycogen content, hepatic hexokinase and glucose-6-phosphatase activities

From: Ameliorative effect of tamarind leaf on fluoride-induced metabolic alterations

Parameter

Group

NC

FC

FTi I

FTi II

FTi III

Glucose (mg/dl)

96.47 ± 1.34

191.75 ± 0.91a

177.26 ± 0.75ab

171.42 ± 0.59ab

143.07 ± 1.63ab

Glycogen (mg/g)

19.91 ± 0.24

10.12 ± 0.34a

11.10 ± 0.30a

13.92 ± 0.41ab

18.14 ± 0.21ab

Hexokinase (U/mg protein/min)

8.35 ± 0.19

4.73 ± 0.13a

5.04 ± 0.16a

5.79 ± 0.15ab

6.36 ± 0.23ab

G-6-Pase (U/mg protein/min)

0.179 ± 0.003

0.477 ± 0.002a

0.455 ± 0.02ab

0.394 ± 0.001ab

0.333 ± 0.002ab

  1. Values presented as mean ± SEM (n = 6)
  2. aComparison with normal control group and b with fluoride control group at p < 0.05, respectively