Table 4.
Effect of SACE on testis weight, relative testis weight in rat
| Treatment |
Tissue |
Relative testis |
%DNA |
|---|---|---|---|
| weight (g) | Weight (g) | Fragmentation | |
| Control |
6.03 ± 0.66++ |
0.060 ± 0.0166++ |
4.3 ± 0.0946++ |
| 20 mg/kg KBrO3 |
7.76 ± 0.504** |
0.077 ± 0.0024** |
14.0 ± 0.08** |
| 50 mg/kg Silymarin + KBrO3 |
7.03 ± 0.008++ |
0.035 ± 0.0018++ |
6.0 ± 0.063++ |
| 100 mg/kg SACE + KBrO3 |
6.66 ± 0.26++ |
0.066 ± 0.0073++ |
8.6 ± 0.060**++ |
| 200 mg/kg SACE + KBrO3 |
6.27 ± 0.451++ |
0.062 ± 0.0051++ |
6.8 ± 0.01**++ |
| 200 mg/kg SACE alone | 5.95 ± 0.189++ | 0.03590.00189++ | 4.33 ± 0.06++ |
Mean ± SE (n = 6 number), ** indicate significance from the control group at P < 0.01 probability level, ++ indicate significance from the KBrO3 group at P < 0.01 probability level.