Table 1 Effect of L-carnitine (LCAR, 300 and 500 mg/kg/day, IP) on general characteristics and serum hepatic function parameters in dexamethasone (DEXA)-toxified rats

3.50 ± 3.62

-82.00 ± 7.72^*

-99.40 ± 10.71^*#

4.83 ± 3.66

-77.67 ± 6.62^*$

-83.00 ± 7.04^*$

3.38 ± 0.04

6.22 ± 0.51^*

4.68 ± 0.28^*#

3.04 ± 0.14

5.40 ± 0.48^*#$

5.35 ± 0.59^*#

55.00 ± 11.47

304.50 ± 91.90^*

226.10 ± 19.63^*

43.83 ± 12.54

222.00 ± 78.45^*

152.30 ± 42.73^*#

207.60 ± 20.66

379.30 ± 42.76^*

325.40 ± 75.76^*

157.70 ± 35.94

302.30 ± 69.95^*

282.00 ± 44.20^#

18.83 ± 5.15

71.80 ± 12.25^*

29.63 ± 6.28 ^#

16.22 ± 3.66

35.00 ± 11.05^#

34.33 ± 13.41^#

547.30 ± 95.72

3381 ± 1062^*

852.20 ± 214.2^#

599.30 ± 165.50

1103 ± 251.4^#

416.00 ± 49.82^#

1742 ± 517.40

5480 ± 1199^*

3529 ± 1139^*#

1623 ± 115

5331 ± 645.50^*$

3477 ± 745.90^*#!

4.55 ± 0.22

3.21 ± 0.35 ^*

4.24 ± 0.47^#

4.68 ± 0.21

4.19 ± 0.26^#

4.33 ± 0.25^#

0.35 ± 0.05

0.96 ± 0.16^*

0.37 ± 0.12^#

0.19 ± 0.02

0.31 ± 0.15^#

0.32 ± 0.08^#