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Table 31. Effect of TCDD on the production of superoxidc anion. nitric oxide and<br />

hydrogen peroxide in the caput, corpus and cauda epididyunides of adult rats<br />

TCDD and vitamin E<br />

Control Ing+20mg IOng+20mg 100ng+20mg<br />

Capur epididymh<br />

Superoxide anion' 1.69tt 0.09 1.76i 0.12 1.79k 0.18 1.76 + 0.17<br />

Nitric oxideb 1.39i 0.19 1.43* 0.09 1.47i 0.16 1.49 i 0.11<br />

Hydrogen peroxidec 13.43 i 1.40 11.75 i 1.07 11.73 * 1.39 11.47 2 0.73<br />

Corpus epididymb<br />

Superoxide aniona 1.71 + 0.11 1.76+ 0.21 1.792 0.13 1.81 + 0.12<br />

N~tric oxideb 1.372 0.13 1.37+ 0.09 139i 0.08 1.442 0.30<br />

Hydrogen peroxidec 17.88 + 0.93 15.84 1.41 14.66 + 1.16 13.18 + 1.32<br />

Coudo epidi+mis<br />

Superoxide anion' 1.82 + 0.09 1.92 * 0.13 1.87 1 0.36 1.84 i 0.14<br />

Nitric oxideb 1.29f 0.21 1.37+ 0.09 1.33 1- 0.16 1.35+ 0.13<br />

Hydrogen peroxidec 15.85 i 0.49 15.22 i 1.08 14.89 i 0.86 14.89 + 0.74<br />

a nmole/ mini rng protein; mrnolel rnin/ mg protein<br />

nmol Hz02 generated1 minl mg protein<br />

The data are expressed as rneanYSD for six animals/ dose

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