Table 1 Changes in the serum levels of alanine transferase (ALT) and aspartate transferase (AST), and the plasma level of nitrite in the different studied groups

Sham-operated control

15.30 ± 0.955

21.30 ± 1.484

10.94 ± 0.596

Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion

51.70 ± 3.134 ^a

62.70 ± 4.475 ^a

2.879 ± 0.477 ^a

l-arginine-treated hepatic ischemia-reperfusion

28.00 ± 1.308 ^{a, b}

32.30 ± 1.274 ^{a, b}

11.32 ± 0.886 ^b

Exercise-trained hepatic ischemia reperfusion

26.70 ± 1.023 ^{a, b}

31.0 ± 2.066 ^{a, b}

6.240 ± 0.644 ^{a, b, c}

Oxytocin-treated hepatic ischemia-reperfusion

25.00 ± 1.528 ^{a, b}

31.30 ± 1.521 ^{a, b}

5.240 ± 0.578 ^{a, b, c}

Exercise-trained and oxytocin-treated hepatic ischemia-reperfusion

20.50 ± 1.500 ^{a, b, c, d}

22.20 ± 1.705 ^{b, c, d}

7.790 ± 0.484 ^{a, b, c}