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Table. 2 Effects of crocin treatment (6.25–100 mg/kg) on body weight, absolute and relative testis weights

From: The protective effect of crocin on cisplatin-induced testicular impairment in rats

Groups

Body weight (g)

Testis weight (g)

Relative testis weight(testis weight /body weight)*100

Control

201.62 ± 7.97

1.23 ± 0.10

0.61 ± 0.06

CIS (7 mg/kg)

187.98 ± 4.59***

0.65 ± 0.05***

0.35 ± 0.02***

CIS + CR6.25 mg/kg

186.00 ± 6.26***

0.73 ± 0.10***

0.39 ± 0.05***

CIS + CR25 mg/kg

185.38 ± 2.13***

0.70 ± 0.09***

0.38 ± 0.05***

CIS + CR100 mg/kg

195.40 ± 4.75#

0.94 ± 0.09**,###

0.48 ± 0.04***,###

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (n = 10). CIS: cisplatin; CR: crocin; CIS + CR6.25-100: cisplatin (7 mg/kg) injected groups treated with 6.25–100 mg/kg crocin. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 and ***p < 0.001 in comparison with the normal control group. #p < 0.05, ##p < 0.01 and ###p < 0.001 in comparison with the CIS group
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BMC Urology

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