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Table 1 UAL, BAL, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) were determined for 3 and 12 h feeding of alcohol with or without betaine (mean ± SD, n = 3–4)

From: The effects of betaine treatment on rats fed an acute bolus of ethanol at 3 and 12 h post bolus: a microarray analysis

Groups

Time (h)

N

UAL mg %

BAL mg %

ALT U/l

Alcohol*

3

4

453 ± 57

347 ± 68

51 ± 3

Dextrose*

3

4

0

0

41 ± 3

Alcohol*

12

3

33 ± 15

29 ± 17

54 ± 3

Dextrose*

12

3

0

0

50 ± 4

Alcohol + betaine

3

3

255 ± 130

155 ± 110

60 ± 33

Betaine

3

3

0

0

40 ± 3

Alcohol + betaine

12

3

58 ± 29

41 ± 33

43 ± 8

Betaine

12

3

0

0

51 ± 3

  1. Note that betaine reduced the 3 h blood alcohol levels. The 3-h ALT levels were not different compared to the dextrose controls. The alcohol + dextrose-treated results (*) were reprinted from Bardag-Gorce et al. [2], with permission from WILEY InterScience