Table 3 Effect of eugenol treatment on testicular cell energy (ATP, ADP and AMP) and phospholipid content in ACR-induced testicular toxicity in rats.
Parameters | Groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | ACR | Eu50 + ACR | Eu100 + ACR | |
ATP (μg/g tissue) | 86.49 ± 3.44a | 53.70 ± 1.11b | 60.55 ± 0.69b | 70.55 ± 1.77c |
ADP (μg/g tissue) | 21.21 ± 0.96a | 35.16 ± 1.27b | 25.32 ± 1.57a | 21.24 ± 0.75a |
AMP(μg/g tissue) | 8.86 ± 0.65a | 14.15 ± 0.51b | 10.58 ± 0.74a | 9.07 ± 0.55a |
AMP/ATP ratio | 0.10 ± 0.005a | 0.26 ± 0.009b | 0.17 ± 0.01c | 0.13 ± 0.008a |
AEC | 0.83 ± 0.005a | 0.69 ± 0.003b | 0.79 ± 0.016c | 0.80 ± 0.006a,c |
PS (μg/g tissue) | 130.00 ± 6.11a | 239.75 ± 7.96b | 172.17 ± 14.18c | 131.87 ± 7.19a |
PC (μg/g tissue) | 296.87 ± 12.07a | 179.87 ± 2.43b | 196.50 ± 3.04b | 247.25 ± 8.80a |