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Table 1 Effect of taurine and/or vanillin on total protein, glycogen, total sialic acid content, and malondialdheyde (MDA) activity in testes of the potassium bromate-treated rats

From: The protective effect of taurine and/or vanillin against renal, testicular, and hematological alterations induced by potassium bromate toxicity in rats

Groups

Parameters

Total protein (mg/g)

Glycogen (mg/g)

Total sialic acid (mg/g)

MDA (μmol/g)

Control

4.22 ± 0.09 a

2.66 ± 0.07 a

4.20 ± 0.03 a

0.11 ± 0.01 a

Pot.bromate group

2.9 ± 0.05 b

1.82 ± 0.037 b

2.70 ± 0.16 b

0.34 ± 0.02 b

Pot.bromate + taurine group

3.38 ± 0.09 c

2.26 ± 0.07 c

3.40 ± 0.19 c

0.24 ± 0.01 c

Pot.bromate + vanillin group

3.25 ± 0.41 c

2.29 ± 0.13 c

3.43 ± 0.15 c

0.25 ± 0.01 c

Pot bromate + taurine + vanillin group

3.65 ± 0.11 d

2.52 ± 0.06 d

3.84 ± 0.08 d

0.18 ± 0.015d

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± S.D., n = 6
  2. There was no significant difference between means have the same letter in the same column
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