Table 4 Percent area (%) stained by Bcl-2 and Caspase3 immunoreaction of the testis in mice after 4 weeks of exposure to curcumin (200 mg/kg/day), malathion (27 mg/kg bw), and their combination. n = 12 mice for each group
Parameters | G1 (control) | G2 (curcumin) | G3 (malathion) | G4 (malathion + curcumin) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bcl-2 | 45.148 ± 3.02 | 42.366 ± 5.55 | 17.259 ± 2.67 ab | 43.714 ± 2.83 c |
Caspase3 | 34.416 ± 3.79 | 35.620 ± 3.65 | 34.914 ± 2.03 | 34.485 ± 3.72 |