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Table 8a. Effect of TCDD on the levels of glutathione in the crude homogenate,<br />

mitochondrial and microsome-rich fractions of rat testis<br />

TCDDI Kg body weight<br />

Control I ng I0 ng 100 ng<br />

Crude homogenate 336 5 7.66 297 + 8.33* 275 i 6.88. 267 i 7.57'<br />

Mitochondrial fractions 197 f 5.57 169 f 9.29' 159 i 8.01* 153 5 9.06*<br />

Microsome-rich<br />

fractions 158 * 4.26 135 f 9.87' 13Oi 3.01' 126 f 5.75.<br />

The values arc expressed in nmolel nig protein<br />

The data arc expressed as mean i SD for six animals! dose<br />

*pc0.05 against the control<br />

Table 8b. Effect of TCDD on the levels of a-tocopherol in the crude homogenate,<br />

mitochondrial and microsome-rich fractions of rat testis<br />

TCDDI Kg body weight<br />

Control I ng I0 ng I00 ng<br />

Crude homogenate 1.32 f 0.08 0.95 i 0.08. 0.78 f 0.04. 0.76 r 0.02'<br />

Mitochondrial fractions 0.90 f 0.02 0.74 t 0.03' 0.66 f 0.06. 0.56 k 0.03'<br />

Microsome-rich<br />

fractions 0.66 f 0.04 0.48 f 0.05' 0.38 f 0.02' 0.35 * 0.03'<br />

The data arc expressed in pg/ mg protein<br />

The data an expressed as inmean f SD for six animals1 dose<br />

*p

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