Ascorbic acid levels in blood samples from Sprague Dawley rats fed with a commercial food supplement

Date

5-2005

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry

College

College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Nieva T. Librojo-Basilio

Abstract

ABSTRACT

MONTEVERDE, FATIMA MIA DEL CAMPO, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Los Bafios, May 2005. Ascorbic acid levels in blood samples from Sprague Dawlev rats fed with a commercial food supplement.

Adviser: Dr. Nicva T. Librojo-Basilio

The possible effects of a commercial food supplement on the blood ascorbic acid levels and on the physical traits and behavior of rats were determined. Sixteen male rats with ages between 6 to 8 weeks were fed with a commercial feed added with different amounts of food supplement for seven days. Their approximate weights were obtained during experimentation. The rats were sacrificed after seven days of feeding and ascorbic acid in their blood were quantitatively analyzed. Rats treated with highest level of food supplement gained the least weight while those treated with the lowest amount gained the most weight. This difference may be due to the preference of the rats to consume lower amounts of the food supplement and to the toxic effect of higher amounts of food supplement on the rats' system. Statistical comparison of the means of blood ascorbic acid concentrations using t-test (a=0.05) showed a significant difference between treatments of 0.04 gram and 0.80 gram and between 0.08 gram and 0.80 gram of food supplement per day. The 0.80 gram treatment showed an average decrease in the blood ascorbic acid concentration of rats. This can also be attributed to the toxic effect of the food supplement at the amount given

Language

English

Location

UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)

Call Number

LG 993.5 2005 C4 M64

Document Type

Thesis

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