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. 2013 Oct 3;10(6):477–480. doi: 10.4314/ajtcam.v10i6.14

Table 1.

Sertoli cells Apoptosis, TAC, MDA, Testosterone levels of rats exposed to 50 Hz EMF and 5mg/rat Rosmarinic acid

Groups Control
Normal saline
(0.9% NaCl)		 Rosmarinic acid
(5mg/rat)		 EMF
(50Hz)		 EMF with
Rosmarinic acid
(5mg/rat)
Testosterone (ng/ml) 2.2 ±0.05 4.1 ±0.05* 0.75 ±0.05* 3 ±0.05
MDA(mmol/ml) 5 ±0.05 3 ±0.05* 7 ±0.05* 6 ±0.05
TAC(mmol/ml) 1.8 ±0.05 2.95 ±0.05* 0.66 ±0.05 1.1 ±0.05
Apoptosis Sertoli cells(100
numbers/cross section) 		1.1±0.05 3.1±0.05 11.05±0.05* 6±0.05*

Data are presented as mean ± SE.

*

Significantly different at p< 0.05 level (compared with the control group)