Melatonin Alleviated Potassium Dichromate-Induced Oxidative Stress and Reprotoxicity in Male Rats

Table 3

Oxidative stress parameters of rats treated with melatonin and potassium dichromate.

Group	Control	PDC	PDC		Melatonin 5 mg/kg
			+2.5 mg/kg melatonin	+5 mg/kg melatonin
Parameter
MDA (nmol/g tissue)			^@	^@M
GSH (μmol/g tissue)				^@M
GSSG (μmol/g tissue)			^@	^@M
CAT (mmol H2O2/min/mg protein)			^@	^@M
SOD (U/g tissue)				^@
NO (nitrate/nitrite) (μmol/g tissue)			^@	^@M
Car (nmol/g tissue)				^@M

Each value is the , . Significant difference from the control, . ^@Significant difference from the PDC group, . ^MSignificant difference from the PDC+melatonin 2.5 mg/kg group, .