Research Article
Comparative Potential of Zinc Sulfate, L-Carnitine, Lycopene, and Coenzyme Q10 on Cadmium-Induced Male Infertility
Table 1
Treatment plan for study of cadmium-induced infertility in male rats.
| Groups | Treatments |
| 1 | Normal control: received distilled water orally | 2 | Disease control: cadmium 0.4 mg/kg/day as cadmium chloride orally for three consecutive days [19] | 3 | Cadmium 0.4 mg/kg/day as cadmium chloride thrice + CoQ10 20 mg/kg/day [19] | 4 | Cadmium 0.4 mg/kg/day as cadmium chloride thrice + lycopene 4 mg/kg/day suspended in corn oil [20] | 5 | Cadmium 0.4 mg/kg/day as cadmium chloride thrice + L-carnitine 100 mg/kg/day [21] | 6 | Cadmium 0.4 mg/kg/day as cadmium chloride thrice + ZnSO4 6 mg/kg/day [22] | 7 | Cadmium 0.4 mg/kg/day as cadmium chloride thrice + L-carnitine/CoQ10: 500/50 mg/kg/day |
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