Table 4 Detection of DNA damage caused by Paraquat in leukocyte cells of Swiss albino mice.

From: Paraquat toxicity in different cell types of Swiss albino mice

Groups

Head DNA (%)

Tail DNA (%)

Tail moment

Olive tail moment

I

98.78 ± 0.23d

1.22 ± 0.23d

0.16 ± 0.02d

0.82 ± 0.18d

II

58.84 ± 1.74c

41.16 ± 1.74c

48.28 ± 1.12c

24.16 ± 1.76c

III

46.96 ± 1.59b

53.04 ± 1.59b

65.56 ± 1.46b

42.82 ± 1.34b

IV

28.02 ± 1.33a

71.98 ± 1.33a

107.16 ± 1.72a

72.58 ± 1.18a

  1. Group I: Control, Group II: 50 mg/kg b.w Paraquat, Group III: 100 mg/kg b.w Paraquat, Group IV: 200 mg/kg b.w Paraquat.
  2. Values are shown as mean ± SEM. Means shown with different letters on the same column are significantly different (p < 0.05).
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