Comparative Evaluation of the Impact of Subacute Exposure of Smokeless Tobacco and Tobacco Smoke on Rat Testis

Figure 4

Activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, and levels of reduced glutathione (GSH) in testis of prepubertal ((a), (b), and (c)) and adult rats ((c), (d), and (e)) following daily exposure to cigarette smoke (tobacco smoke, TS), smokeless tobacco (ST), and nicotine for 30 days. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM (). compared to control; compared to control; compared to ST-0.5 mg/kg.; compared to TS-1 stick; compared to ST-0.5 mg/kg; compared to ST-0.5 mg/kg and NC-0.5 mg/kg; compared to NC-1 mg/kg.

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