Table 1

Liver function tests after injection of d-galactosamine or saline (control)

24 h36 h42 h48 h
d-galactosamineControl d-galactosamineControl d-galactosamineControl d-galactosamineControl
Alanine aminotransferase (U/l)
1673 (289)1-160 44.7 (3.8)5723 (655)1-160 48.2 (3.3)8779 (501)1-160 50.7 (2.9)10606 (681)1-160 55.5 (6)
(1018 to 2327)(36.1 to 53.3)(4240 to 7206)(40.7 to 55.8)(7624 to 9935)(44.1 to 57.3)(6291 to 14920)(49.3 to 61.7)
Alkaline phosphatase (U/l)
188 (23)1-160 98.3 (3)293 (27)1-160 97.4 (4)338 (35)1-160 95.8 (4)311 (46)1-160 95.0 (4)
(136.5 to 239.7)(92.2 to 104.4)(230.9 to 354.9)(88.7 to 106)(257.9 to 419.2)(86.5 to 105)(201.7 to 420)(84.9 to 105.4)
Total bilirubin (μmol/l)
12.9 (2.0)1-160 4.1 (0.7)50.3 (4.9)1-160 3.8 (0.7)63.7 (2.8)1-160 4.0 (0.8)77.83 (6.4)1-160 3.0 (0.7)
(8.3 to 17.5)(2.5 to 5.7)(39.3 to 61.3)(2.2 to 5.4)(57.3 to 70.1)(2.3 to 5.8)(61.3 to 94.4)(1.1 to 4.9)
Total protein (g/l)
47.1 (1.2)1-160 60.1 (1.5)43.1 (1.4)1-160 57.3 (1.4)42.1 (1.8)1-160 60.8 (1.8)39.4 (1.9)1-160 57.0 (0.8)
(44.3 to 50)(56.6 to 63.6)(40.0 to 46.2)(54.4 to 60.3)(38.1 to 46.1)(56.8 to 64.9)(34.9 to 43.8)(53.9 to 60.1)
Albumin (g/l)
26.1 (0.7)27.9 (1.0)24.5 (1.0)1-160 29.3 (1.0)24.6 (0.9)1-160 31.3 (0.9)22.3 (1.1)1-160 29.8 (1.3)
(24.5 to 27.7)(25.6 to 30.1)(22.3 to 26.7)(26.9 to 31.5)(22.7 to 26.5)(29.2 to 33.4)(19.7 to 24.8)(26.6 to 32.9)
Globulin (g/l)
21 (0.9)1-160 27.9 (0.7)18.6 (0.7)1-160 32.8 (1.5)17.5 (1.0)1-160 31.5 (0.8)17.1 (0.9)1-160 29.9 (1.2)
(18.9 to 23.1)(26.2 to 29.6)(16.9 to 20.2)(29.6 to 36.04)(15.3 to 19.7)(29.6 to 33.4)(15 to 19.2)(27.0 to 32.8)
Aminopyrine breath test constant (1×10−2/min)
7 (0.2)1-160 12.0 (0.4)5.2 (0.3)1-160 12.1 (0.4)4.4 (0.2)1-160 12.1 (0.2)4.1 (0.5)1-160 11.9 (0.4)
(6.5 to 7.5)(11.1 to 13.0)(4.6 to 5.8)(11.2 to 13.0)(4.0 to 4.9)(11.0 to 13.2)(2.9 to 5.3)(11.0 to 12.9)
  • Results are expressed as mean (SEM) (95% confidence interval).

  • 1-160 p<0.01.