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Table 3 Effects of gas stunning methods on antioxidant-related enzyme activity in skeletal muscles of broilers

From: Gas stunning with CO2 affected meat color, lipid peroxidation, oxidative stress, and gene expression of mitogen-activated protein kinases, glutathione S-transferases, and Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase in the skeletal muscles of broilers

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Stunning methods1

P-value

Control

G40%

G79%

 

Breast muscle

SOD45 min

13.6 ± 2.07

20.6 ± 2.49

15.4 ± 1.86

0.10

SOD1 d

29.5 ± 1.48a

26.2 ± 0.87a

39.8 ± 4.03 b

< 0.01

GST45 min

5.56 ± 0.34b

5.65 ± 0.37b

4.28 ± 0.41 a

0.04

GST 1 d

2.77 ± 0.45

2.41 ± 0.26

3.13 ± 0.24

0.34

GST 3 d

1.89 ± 0.29

1.71 ± 0.40

1.53 ± 0.47

0.82

Thigh muscle

SOD45 min

15.9 ± 0.73

17.1 ± 2.39

23.1 ± 3.26

0.10

SOD1 d

33.9 ± 1.73a

36.4 ± 1.56 ab

44.2 ± 3.29 b

0.02

GST45min

5.17 ± 0.44

6.49 ± 1.19

5.64 ± 0.22

0.76

GST 1 d

4.81 ± 1.15 a

5.73 ± 1.19 b

4.69 ± 0.22 a

<  0.01

GST 3 d

2.01 ± 0.37

1.11 ± 0.34

2.30 ± 0.48

0.12

  1. 1Control = without stunning; G40% = 40% CO2 + 21% O2 + 39%N2; G79% = 79% CO2 + 21% O2
  2. 2SOD and GST represent total superoxide dismutase and glutathione S-transferase, respectively. Subscripts represent storage times
  3. a–bMeans with no common superscripts within a row differ significantly (P ≤ 0.05); n = 6; values are expressed as the means ± S.E.M