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Table 16c. Effcct of TCDD on the antioxidant enzymes and lipid peroxidation in the<br />

cauda epididyrnis<br />

TCDD! Kg body weight<br />

Control 1 ng 10 ng 100 ng<br />

Superoxide dismutase' 45.78 i 2.64 36.57 * 2.53' 30.22 i 3.26. 26.56 f 2.36'<br />

Catalaseb 3.17i0.16 2.76f 0.22' 2.72i0.23' 1.80+0.12*<br />

Glutathione reduce' 42.69 * 2.62 32.67 + 2.59' 28.35 f 2.53' 15.36 f 1.86.<br />

Glutathione peroxidase'45.44 f 2.34 40.71 i 2.1 I* 34.81 f 2.53* 29.17 1t 2.52'<br />

Lipid peroxidationC 2.21 5 0.19 3.20 2 0.34* 4.05 + 0.39' 5.94 f 0.42*<br />

a nmol/ rnin.1 mg protein; pmol/ min 1 rng protein; pmolf mg protein<br />

The data are expressed as meaniSD for six animals! dose<br />

*p

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