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Table 2 Hepatic image analyses in male Swiss albino mice exposed to a sublethal concentration of cadmium individually and in mixture with nano-chocolate fortified with zinc

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

Parameters

Area of hepatocyte (μm2)

(mean ± SD)

Area of nucleus (μm2)

(mean ± SD)

Nuclear/cytoplasm ratio (%)

(mean ± SD)

Area of central veins (μm2)

(mean ± SD)

Groups

Control-treated group

49.85 ± 4.533a

10.61 ± 2.097 a

25.28 ± 3.47 a

92.18 ± 12.45 a

Cadmium-treated group

22.924 ± 1.6 b**

2.88 ± 0.613 b**

15.75 ± 2.56 b**

346.07 ± 49.07 b**

Choco-treated group

47.11 ± 4.584 a**

9.27 ± 1.043 a**

24.83 ± 1.81 a**

95.92 ± 12.49 a**

Cadmium-choco-treated group

48.59 ± 4.219 a**

11.11 ± 1.51 a**

27.89 ± 2.88 a**

98.42 ± 17.27 a**

  1. Ten animals were used in each group. Data are represented as mean ± SD
  2. Means with the same letter are not significantly different.
  3. *P < 0.05 is significant
  4. **P < 0.01 is highly significant