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Table 3 Bichrome influence on the reproductive function of the experimental animals

From: Mutagenic and carcinogenic actions of chromium and its compounds

Parameters

CL

IS

PreIL

LF

PostIL

TEL

Males

 Control

10.2 ± 0.32

9.2 ± 0.34

9.8 ± 0.32

8.3 ± 0.28

9.4 ± 0.5

16.22 ± 1.32

 Cr+6. 25 (µg/kg)

12.5 ± 0.29º

10.2 ± 0.17Δ

18.4 ± 1.08º

6.9 ± 0.26*

32.5 ± 1.6º

45.0 ± 1.58º

Females

 Control

12.0 ± 0.44

10.8 ± 0.42

9.9 ± 0.8

9.77 ± 0.44

9.2 ± 0.4

18.44 ± 0.71

 Cr+6. 25 (µg/kg)

12.1 ± 0.3

10.3 ± 0.20

15.0 ± 1.58Δ

7.4 ± 0.24º

28.7 ± 0.73º

40.0 ± 1.31º

  1. CL corpus luteum, IS implantation site, PreIL pre-implantation loss, LF live fetus, PostIL post-implantation loss, TEL total embryo loss
  2. * p ≤ 0.05, Δ p ≤ 0.02, ºp ≤ 0001 in comparison with control