Combined Protective Effects of Quercetin, Rutin, and Gallic Acid against Cadmium-Induced Testicular Damages in Young-Adult Rats

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Protective effect of rutin (RUT), gallic acid (GAL), and quercetin (QUE) separately and in combination on the glutathione redox system of the rat’s testis after exposure to a single dose of Cd for 40 days: GSH-Px enzyme activity (a), GR enzyme activity (b), GSH concentration (c), and GST enzyme activity (d) in the testes of rats. GR = significantly different from control (), significantly different from Cd (), significantly different from RUT+Cd (), and significantly different from GAL+Cd () and RUT+Cd (). GST = control vs. Cd (), Cd vs. RUT+Cd (), Cd vs. GAL+Cd (), Cd vs. QUE+Cd (), and Cd vs. RUT+GAL+QUE+Cd (). GSH-Px = glutathione peroxidase; GR = glutathione reductase; GSH = reduced glutathione; GST = glutathione S-transferase.

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