Intake of Fluted Pumpkin Seeds Rebalances Oxidative Stress Parameters in the Aged Rat’s Testes

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Effect of fluted pumpkin seeds (FPS) on oxidative stress parameters. Superoxide dismutase enzyme activity (a), catalase enzyme activity (b), glutathione (GSH) (c), and lipid peroxidation level (d) in the ageing rat’s testis after 40 days of treatment. Data are (). of rats in each group; superoxide dismutase: versus young control (); versus aged control (), versus 50 mg FPS (); catalase: versus young control (); versus aged control (), versus 50 mg FPS (); GSH: versus young control (); 50 mg FPS versus aged control (), aged control versus testosterone (), a testosterone versus 100 mg FPS (), a testosterone versus 200 mg FPS (); lipid peroxidation: versus young control (); 50 mg FPS versus aged control (), 100 mg FPS versus aged control (), versus 50 mg FPS ().

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