Table 4 Effect of different doses of arsenic exposure on comet number, tail moment and % tail DNA in rat spermatozoa.

From: Reproductive toxicity in male rats induced by chronic arsenic exposure involves hormonal and structural changes

Groups

Comet number (N)

Tail moment (µm)

Tail DNA (%)

G1 (0 mg/L)

2.11 ± 0.06

3.84 ± 0.22

12.72 ± 0.11

G2 (1 mg/L)

2.59 ± 0.11

4.51 ± 0.20

13.03 ± 0.13

G3 (5 mg/L)

5.67 ± 0.12**

4.98 ± 0.17

13.24 ± 0.15

G4 (25 mg/L)

10.19 ± 0.26***

7.13 ± 0.17***

17.12 ± 0.13***

G5 (50 mg/L)

14.56 ± 0.26***

7.32 ± 0.18***

17.35 ± 0.10***

  1. Data was presented as means ± SEM. Statistical comparisons were made between the control group and each arsenic-treated groups. The P value was set at 0.05 with *(p < 0.05), **(p < 0.01) and ***(p < 0.001).
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