Table 4 Mean ± SE of hormonal axis in control, PQ administrated, co-administrated and SPS administrated groups.

From: RETRACTED ARTICLE: Sciadopitysin mitigates spermatological and testicular damage instigated by paraquat administration in male albino rats

Parameters

Groups

Control

PQ

PQ + SPS

SPS

FSH (ng/ml)

4.11 ± 0.13a

1.69 ± 0.11c

3.55 ± 0.17b

4.15 ± 0.13a

LH (ng/ml)

3.29 ± 0.13a

1.42 ± 0.12c

2.72 ± 0.11b

3.32 ± 0.12a

Plasma testosterone (ng/ml)

5.29 ± 0.19a

2.52 ± 0.13c

4.28 ± 0.11b

5.33 ± 0.20a

  1. Values with dissimilar letters are notably (P < 0.05) dissimilar from other groups. PQ: Paraquat; SPS Sciadopitysin; LH: Luteinizing hormone; FSH: Follicle stimulating hormone and plasma testosterone.
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