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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Antioxidant defenses in group B improved, whereas those in group A did not : in groups B and A, the mean (+ / - SEM) changes (Delta) in vitamin E were 10. 6 + / - 1. 5 and -1. 9 + / - 0. 9 micro mol/L, respectively (P < 0. 001), (Delta) beta-carotene were 0. 1 + / - 0. 04 and -0. 01 + / - 0. 02 micro mol/L, respectively (P = 0. 007), (Delta) selenium were 0. 51 + / - 0. 10 and -0. 09 + / - 0. 04 micro mol/L, respectively (P < 0. 001), and (Delta) glutathione peroxidase activity were 1. 3 + / - 0. 3 and -0. 3 + / - 0. 6 U/g hemoglobin, respectively (P = 0. 016).