Dietary Alpha-Monolaurin for Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus): Stimulatory Effects on Growth, Immunohematological Indices, and Immune-Related Gene Expressions

Table 9

Hepatic oxidative response (U/g protein) of Nile tilapia fed different levels of alpha-monolaurin.

Items	Experimental treatments				±SE	value
	Control	2 g·kg^−1	4 g·kg^−1	6 g·kg^−1
MDA	27.78^a	24.45^ab	20.50^bc	19.30^c	1.0764	0.0159
CAT	47.045^c	66.65^b	75.45^b	103.320^a	4.6987	0.0048
GSH	263.320^b	277.52^b	305.00^b	379.015^a	14.3550	0.0160
GPX	189.00^c	215.00^bc	241.00^ab	269.00^a	7.7338	0.0073
SOD	10.365^d	26.615^c	36.35^b	41.55^a	1.1441	0.0002

Means followed by different superscripts in the same row are significantly different ( < 0.05). ^aMDA, malondialdehyde. ^bCAT, catalase. ^cGSH, glutathione. ^dGPx, glutathione peroxidase. ^eSOD, superoxide dismutase.