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. 2017 May 5;22(6):556–562. doi: 10.1080/13510002.2017.1322750

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)
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.