Research Article
Metabolic and Endocrine Changes Determined in Saliva of Adolescents Engaged in Computer Gaming
Table 1
Biochemical indicators of schoolchildren’s saliva with different frequency of computer game contacts (
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| | Indicator | No contact with games (сontrol group) | Active players (study group) |
| | Malondialdehyde (μmol/L) | | | | Conjugated dienes (μmol/L) | | | | Catalase (μkat/L) | | | | SH-groups (mmol/L) | | | | Reduced glutathione (mmol/L) | | | | Triiodothyronine (nmol/L) | | | | Thyroxine (nmol/L) | | | | Secretory IgA (nmol/L) | | | | Adrenaline (nmol/L) | | | | Serotonin (nmol/L) | | |
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Note. Differences of are significant ( ). |