Table 3

	Control n=10	Vitamins n=10	30days dioxins n=10	60days dioxins n=10	dioxins+vitamins n=10
TBARS(nmol/g wet tissue)	9.1 ± 1.6	8.9 ± 0.9	15.2 ± 2.7^a	17.2 ± 2.8^a	10.8 ± 1.2^ab
SOD (U/g wet tissue)	24.3 ± 5.5	24.5 ± 5.6	15.6 ± 2.2^a	15.7 ± 2.2^a	23.9 ± 2.7^b
GSH-px(U/g wet tissue)	46.9 ± 0.5	47.1 ± 0.7	35 ± 2.1^a	29.6 ± 0.3^a	45.7 ± 1.5^ab

TBARS: Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances, SOD: superoxide dismutase activity, GSH-px: glutathione peroxidase activity.
^ap<0.001significant relative to control
^bp<0.001significant relative to dioxins treated group

Table 3: Effect of exposure to dioxins on TBARS and antioxidant enzyme levels in rat heart tissue. All results are expressed as mean ± SD.