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Table I I. Effect of TCDD on the production of superoxide anion, nitric oxide and<br />

hydrogen peroxide in the epididyrnal spenn of adult rats.<br />

TCDDI Kg body weight<br />

Control I ng I0 ng 100 ng<br />

Superoxide aniona<br />

(mg protein) 1.93 f 0.18 2.78 f 0.47. 2.91 + 0.14' 3.14 f 0.24"<br />

(rng DNA) 1.41 f 0.04 2.07f O.lOC 2.47f 0.16. 2.91 f 0.31.<br />

Nitric oxideb<br />

(~ng protein) 1.46i0.22 2.01 i 0.16" 2.6910.1 I* ?.99f0.06*<br />

(mg DNA) 1.14 f 0.1 l 1.90 f 0.17' 2.40 k 0.27* 2.68 ~t 0.13'<br />

H202 generationC<br />

(mg protein) 20.80f 1.96 40.70 + 3.1 I* 46.10f 3.82. 55.30 f 2.32'<br />

(rng DNA) 16.81fl.18 25.42f 1.33; 31.16+1.60* 36.87i2.88'<br />

' nmoll min/ rng protein or DNA; mmol/ min/ mg protein or DNA; nmol H202<br />

generatedl min/ rng protein or DNA; The data are expressed as mean f SD for six<br />

animals! dose; *p

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