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Table 2 Effect of pumpkin seed oil on the percentage of DNA damage (%DNA), tail length (TL), and tail moment (TM), in the testicular tissue of rat administrated with Al2O3-NPs

From: Testicular dysfunction induced by aluminum oxide nanoparticle administration in albino rats and the possible protective role of the pumpkin seed oil

Parameter

Experimental groups

Control

PSO

Al2O3-NPs

PSO + Al2O3-NPs

DNA% tail

15.59 ± 0.5653

15.33 ± 0.2822

34.12 ± 2.491ª

22.93 ± 1.257b

Tail length (μm)

5.113 ± 0.3702

4.943 ± 0.0348

24.31 ± 0.8417ª

11.01 ± 0.3405b

Tail moment (μm)

1.083 ± 0.3346

1.031 ± 0.2924

5.827 ± 0.4737ª

2.936 ± 0.2135b

  1. aRefers to a significant change from the control rat
  2. bRefers to a significant change from the Al2O3-NP-administrated rat