Protective Effect of Nano-Vitamin C on Infertility due to Oxidative Stress Induced by Lead and Arsenic in Male Rats

Table 2

Comparison of changes in the serum concentration of hormones in the studied animals.

Groups	FSH (ng/mL)	LH (ng/mL)	Testosterone (ng/mL)
C	2.11 ± 0.079	6.14 ± 0.268	5.55 ± 0.099
As	1.39 ± 0.136 a	4.95 ± 0.254 a	2.42 ± 0.064 a
Pb	1.3 ± 0.071 a	5.14 ± 0.232	2.20 ± 0.130 a
NVC	2.42 ± 0.141 b, c	6.41 ± 0.223 b	5.50 ± 0.219 b, c
As + NVC	1.4 ± 0.752 a, d	5.27 ± 0.120 b, d	2.80 ± 0.332 a, b, d
Pb + NVC	1.41 ± 0.730 a, b, d	5.31 ± 0.201 b, d	2.21 ± 0.075 a, d, e

All values are presented as mean ± SEM. ; ; . a, b, c, and d are compared with C, As, Pb, and NVC groups, respectively.