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