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Table 2 Effect of Hepatitis B vaccine modulated with eggshell membrane on liver marker enzymes and liver weight

From: Could eggshell membrane be an adjuvant for recombinant Hepatitis B vaccine?: A preliminary investigation

Treatment groups

Liver marker enzymes

AST (U/L)

ALT (U/L)

Liver weight (g)

1

138.52 ± 7.99a

48.08 ± 2.79b

1.40 ± 0.18ab

2

136.51 ± 6.01a

41.86 ± 1.86b

1.67 ± 0.28b

3

147.16 ± 3.29a

46.67 ± 3.57b

1.31 ± 0.17ab

4

142.25 ± 14.80a

43.78 ± 4.57b

1.10 ± 0.16a

5

143.77 ± 19.52a

32.61 ± 4.44a

1.13 ± 0.19a

  1. The results are expressed in means ± SD (n = 5). Mean values having different letters as superscripts (a, ab, b) down the group (columns) are considered to be significantly different at p < 0.05