Table 1. Body weight and relative weight of testes of rats treated with NDMA and BA (alone and in combination).
Grouping | Weights (g) | Weight of testes (g) | Relative weight of testes (% of body weight) |
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Initial | Final | Weight gain | |||
Control | 136.67 ± 3.50 | 192.50 ± 5.73 | 55.83 ± 2.83 | 2.03 ± 0.13 | 1.06 ± 0.02 |
BA | 131.00 ± 4.01 | 195.00 ± 2.25 | 64.17 ± 4.29a | 2.18 ± 0.19 | 1.12 ± 0.05b |
NDMA | 131.67 ± 3.83 | 163.33 ± 6.69 | 31.67 ± 1.69c | 3.06 ± 0.16c | 1.86 ± 0.02c |
BA + NDMA | 136.67 ± 5.16 | 184.17 ± 4.00 | 47.50 ± 4.05a | 2.10 ± 0.18a | 1.18 ± 0.05a |
Data expressed as mean ± S.D. (n = 6).
aStatistically different from NDMA (P < 0.05).
bStatistically similar to [BA + NDMA] (P > 0.05).
cStatistically different from control (P < 0.05).
BA: betulinic acid; NDMA: N-nitrosodimethylamine.