Protective effect of early enteral feeding on postburn impairment of liver function and its mechanism in rats

Table 2 The effects of EEF on the postburn changes of plasma total p rotein and albumin levels (c/g·L^-1, ^-x ± s)

Group (samples)	Postburn hours
	3	6	12	24	48
EEF (40)
Total protein	43.10 ± 2.31d	42.49 ± 3.00d	47.61 ± 4.39c	58.33 ± 2.93b	62.36 ± 4.18bd
Albumin	19.32 ± 1.34d	19.49 ± 1.63ad	22.76 ± 2.19d	25.70 ± 2.40b	26.77 ± 1.25b
Burn (40)
Total protein	43.54 ± 2.51d	44.79 ± 2.03d	44.80 ± 3.63d	48.84 ± 4.30d	52.77 ± 1.45
Albumin	19.78 ± 2.11d	20.99 ± 1.23d	21.54 ± 1.72d	21.84 ± 1.84c	22.50 ± 0.83d
Control (40)
Total protein	53.67 ± 2.43	57.41 ± 1.83	52.55 ± 2.62	55.76 ± 3.18	53.92 ± 2.88
Albumin	25.38 ± 1.62	25.72 ± 1.38	26.08 ± 1.72	24.46 ± 1.33	25.64 ± 1.43

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.01 vs burn group;

^cP < 0.05,

^dP < 0.01 vs control.