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. 2018 Aug 17;5:857–863. doi: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2018.08.014

Table 3.

Comet assay parameters in liver and testes cells of treated male mice with bisphenol-A (BPA) and/or pumpkin seed oil (PSO) for 28 consecutive days.

Treatments Tail length
(μm)
Tail DNA
(%)
Olive tail moment
(μm)
Liver testes Liver testes Liver testes
Control 7.66 ± 0.80e 6.73 ± 0.46e 13.53 ± 0.51c 14.26 ± 0.20e 1.03 ± 0.08d 0.98 ± 0.11e
Vehicle 8.56 ± 0.41de 7.26 ± 0.30cde 13.15 ± 0.22c 15.00 ± 0.50de 1.12 ± 0.04cd 1.09 ± 0.08de
PSO(1 mL/kg b.w.) 8.38 ± 0.37e 7.20 ± 0.33de 11.82 ± 0.71d 14.70 ± 0.52de 0.99 ± 0.05d 1.05 ± 0.03de
BPA(50 mg/kg b.w.) 17.30 ± 1.08a 9.83 ± 0.15a 19.93 ± 0.68a 23.56 ± 0.45a 3.63 ± 0.52a 2.37 ± 0.05a
PSO before BPA 9.66 ± 0.23cd 7.50 ± 0.30cd 13.57 ± 0.65c 15.36 ± 0.56cd 1.31 ± 0.03cd 1.15 ± 0.03d
PSO with BPA 11.80 ± 0.50b 8.70 ± 0.20b 15.36 ± 1.02b 17.43 ± 0.31b 1.85 ± 0.08b 1.51 ± 0.05b
PSO after BPA 10.00 ± 0.78c 7.83 ± 0.40c 14.86 ± 0.15b 15.80 ± 0.26c 1.48 ± 0.10bc 1.26 ± 0.01c

Data are expressed as means ± SD. Mean values in the same column within each parameter bearing the same superscript do not differ significantly (P≤ 0.05).