Parameters | Control | Mercury | Mercury + vit C | Mercury + C. album | C. album alone |
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DSP parameters | |||||
DSP/100 mg testis (105) | 17.05 ± 1.14 | 6.20 ± 1.07a*** | 17.60 ± 0.71b*** | 15.40 ± 0.58b*** | 17.67 ± 1.19+++ |
DSP efficiency (105) | 225 ± 7.88 | 120 ± 4.93a*** | 256.60 ± 7.45a*b*** | 254.60 ± 8.09a*b*** | 230 ± 6.99++++ |
Comet assay parameters | |||||
Comet head length (μm) | 91.40 ± 9.09 | 149.40 ± 7.38a*** | 125 ± 8.62a* | 119.20 ± 7.32 | 92.01 ± 8.49+++ |
Comet tail length (μm) | 16.80 ± 2.16 | 30.20 ± 1.47a* | 26.20 ± 3.46 | 22.80 ± 3.41 | 16.20 ± 2.36+ |
%DNA in head | 91.51 ± 0.83 | 89.47 ± 1.87 | 91.04 ± 2.01 | 94.58 ± 1.26 | 92.11 ± 0.76 |
%DNA in tail | 5.32 ± 0.37 | 8.01 ± 0.33a* | 8.17 ± 0.95a* | 9.56 ± 0.24a*** | 5.30 ± 0.34+ |
Tail movement | 1.05 ± 0.30 | 2.31 ± 0.31 | 1.95 ± 0.36 | 1.09 ± 0.39 | 1.01 ± 0.27 |