Table 1 Effect of different treatments on body and reproductive organ weights
Treatments | Initial body weight (g) | Final body weight (g) | Relative organ weights | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Left testis weight (mg) | Right testis weight (mg) | Left epididymis weight (mg) | Right epididymis weight (mg) | Prostate weight (mg) | |||
Control | 225.20 ± 5.54 | 248.4 ± 4.60 | 5.03 ± 0.122 | 4.83 ± 0.10 | 1.85 ± 0.077 | 2.01 ± 0.081 | 1.97 ± 0.274 |
Mercury | 231.60 ± 12.70 | 185 ± 6.23*** | 5.83 ± 0.134 | 5.35 ± 0.121 | 2.92 ± 0.091 | 2.65 ± 0.087 | 3.95 ± 0.243 |
Mercury + vit C | 226.20 ± 5.70 | 247 ± 5.36+++ | 4.91 ± 0.125 | 5.02 ± 0.131 | 2.05 ± 0.08 | 2.11 ± 0.091 | 3.16 ± 0.22 |
Mercury + C. album | 230.80 ± 8.45 | 250.2 ± 4.62+++ | 4.84 ± 0.121 | 4.96 ± 0.132 | 1.68 ± 0.071 | 1.92 ± 0.086 | 4.20 ± 0.31 |
C. album alone | 227.5 ± 6.45 | 249 ± 4.56+++ | 5.34 ± 0.138 | 5.10 ± 0.134 | 1.94 ± 0.09 | 2.14 ± 0.077 | 2.08 ± 0.25 |