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Table 3 Comet assay

From: Lipid damage is the best marker of oxidative injury during the cardiac remodeling process induced by tobacco smoke

Tail intensity (%)

C Group

n = 6

ETS Group

n = 6

P value

Cardiac Tissue

 Buffer

24.0 ± 10.6

18.9 ± 6.4

0.684

 FPG

9.4 ± 4.8

10.4 ± 7.1

0.828

 Endo III

6.6 (6.2–12.5)

5.4 (4.8–14.2)

0.400

Blood

22.5 ± 3.3

25.9 ± 8.4

0.485

  1. C control animals, ETS animals exposed to tobacco smoke, FPG formamidopyrimidine glycosylase, Endo III endonuclease III
  2. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD or medians (including the lower quartile and upper quartile)
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BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology

ISSN: 2050-6511

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