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From: Thymol alleviates silica dioxide nanoparticle-induced reproductive performance toxicity via antioxidant and anti-inflammatory mechanisms in male rats

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Relative mRNA expression levels (fold change) of genes involved in oxidative stress, apoptosis, inflammation, steroidogenesis, and spermatogenesis in testicular tissue of male rats. (A) NrF2 (B) Bax (C) Bcl-2 (D) TNF-α (E) IL-6 (F) SOD2 (G) STAR (H) CYP11A1 (I) PRM1(J) GATA4. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 6). Different superscript letters (a–d) indicate statistically significant differences between groups (p < 0.05).

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