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Table 1 The experimental design of the experimental

From: Possible ameliorative effect of nano-chocolate fortified with zinc on the hepatic and testicular toxicity induced by cadmium on male Swiss albino mice: histopathological and histomorphometrical studies

Group

Control

Experimental groups

Cadmium alone

Nano-Chocolate fortified with zinc nanoparticle

Cadmium-Nano-chocolate fortified with zinc nanoparticle

1

2 (cadmium-treated group)

3 (choco-treated group)

4 (cadmium-choco-treated group)

Sample size

10 mice

10 mice

10 mice

10 mice

Distilled water

1/5 ml, once

   

Cadmium

 

1.5 mg/kg

 

1.5 mg/kg

Nano-Chocolate fortified with zinc

  

200 mg/kg

200 mg/kg

Route

 

i.p.

Oral

i.p. for cadmium; oral for chocolate

Frequency

Single

Single

Single

Single

Sampling time

1 day

1 day

1 day

1 day

  1. i.p intraperitoneally