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Table 25c. Effect of co-administration of TCDD and vitamin Eon the lcvcls of ascorbic
acid in the crude homogenate, mitochondria1 and ~nicrosome-rich fractions
of rat testis
TCDD and vitamin E
Control I ng 10 ng 100 ng
Crude homogenate 3.68 f 0.1 1 3.60 t 0.15 3.63 f 0.16 3.58 r 0.20
Mitochondrial fractions 2.36 * 0.26 2.23 i 0.19 2.28 f 0.20 2.20 * 0.23
Microsome-rich
fractions 1.85f 0.18 1.79f 0.16 1.90k 0.20 1.87i 0.19
The data are expressed in md g tissue wet weight
The data are expressed as mean f SD for six animals/ dose
Table 26a.
Effect of co-administration of TCDD and vitamin E on the activity of
superoxide dismumse in the crude hornogenate, mitochondria1 and
microsome-rich fractions of rat testis
TCDD and vitamin E
Control I ng+20mg IOng+20mg 100ng+20mg
Crude hornogenatc 33.14 f 1.68 32.66 f 1.43 34.1 1 i 1.21 33.16 + 1.04
Mitochondrial fractions 26.98 f 2.75 25.16 2 1.92 24.48 k 1.68 25.13 + 1.88
Micmsonic-rich
fractions 21.21 * 1.34 20.68i2.01 21.37i 1.98 20.45 t 1.89
The data are expressed in nmolc/ mid mg protein
The data arc expressed as meaniSD for six animals/ dose