Protective Effects of a Polyphenolic Phytochemical Quercetin against Oxidative Dysfunctions in Rats

Table 1

Effect of various doses of quercetin on histopathology.

Treatment	Tubules blockage	Meiotic interruption	Somniferous tubules	Germinative epithelium
Control	—	—	—	—
DMSO	—	—	—	—
20 mg/kg KBrO3	++	++	++	++
75 mg/kg quercetin + KBrO3	−/+	—	—	−/+
150 mg/kg quercetin + KBrO3	—	—	−/+	—
150 mg/kg quercetin alone	—	—	—	—

—, normal; −/+, mild; ++, medium.