Table 1. Comparisons for the major antioxidants, physical characteristics and Ca content at various sections obtained from of deer velvet of Formosan sambar deer (Cervus unicolor Swinhoi)

Item	Various sections of deer velvet antler

	Upper	Middle	Base
SOD_pro (mg/mL)	3.91 ± 0.54^a	2.15 ± 0.28^b	1.50 ± 0.19^b
SOD_act (U/mL)	60.20 ± 11.17^a	21.11 ± 4.06^b	16.97 ± 4.30^b
SOD_act/pro (U/mg protein)	14.97 ± 1.33^a	9.45 ± 1.03^b	9.94 ± 1.88^b
CAT_pro (mg/mL)	2.53 ± 0.31^a	1.40 ± 0.26^b	0.90 ± 0.06^b
CAT_act (nmol/mL)	153.27 ± 25.50^a	77.91 ± 19.44^a	98.34 ± 33.05^a
CAT_act/pro (nmol/mg protein)	66.02 ± 11.96^a	59.99 ± 14.02^a	101.66 ± 29.32^a
GPX_pro (mg/mL)	3.95 ± 0.41^a	2.58 ± 0.29^b	1.58 ± 0.18^c
GPX_act (nmol/mL)	259.49 ± 3.49^a	237.71 ± 9.66^ab	221.79 ± 11.14^b
GPX_act/pro (nmol/mg protein)	68.93 ± 7.34^b	98.50 ± 8.94^b	156.53 ± 22.79^a
Shear force value (kg/cm²)	16.50 ± 1.75^c	29.72 ± 2.76^b	40.00 ± 1.87^a
L*	40.91 ± 1.43^a	36.37 ± 1.03^b	40.49 ± 1.46^ab
a*	23.40 ± 1.05^b	29.16 ± 1.09^a	25.37 ± 1.37^b
b*	17.50 ± 2.89^a	17.64 ± 1.60^a	15.83 ± 0.41^a
Ca²⁺(%)	2.63 ± 1.01^b	8.17 ± 0.45^a	8.83 ± 0.78^a