Blueberry Extracts Protect Testis from Hypobaric Hypoxia Induced Oxidative Stress in Rats

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Effect of intermittent hypobaric hypoxia and BB-4 on (a) testicular mass (gr), (b) diameter (μm), epithelium height, (c) and (d) apoptotic index (number of cells with fragmented DNA per 1000 μm²). Rats were submitted to intermittent hypobaric hypoxia (IHH) or normobaric (Nx) conditions, with or without treatment of blueberry extract (BB-4). PS: rats treated with physiological NaCl solution. Experiment: 32-day treatment. Bars indicate the mean ± SD (𝑛=5). *𝑃<0.05 (HH versus Nx control); **𝑃<0.05 (HH + BB-4 versus HH control).

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