Table 1 Impact of different treatments on serum total testosterone level in BPA-induced infertility in male rats.

From: Panax ginseng nanoemulsion for counteracting male infertility via modulating sex hormones and oxidative stress in a rat model

Groups

Total testosterone (ng/ml)

Young control group

3.67 ± 0.023

Aged control group

3.44 ± 0.095

BPA young-challenged group

1.45 ± 0.197 a

(-60.5%)

BPA aged-challenged group

1.35 ± 0.082 h

(-60.8%)

Nano young-treated group

2.87 ± 0.318 bf

(97.9%)

(38.6%)

Nano aged-treated group

2.83 ± 0.058 im

(109.6%)

(50.5%)

Free young-treated group

2.73 ± 0.186 cg

(88.3%)

(31.9%)

Free aged-treated group

2.60 ± 0.081 jn

(92.6%)

(38.3%)

Vit.E young-treated group

2.07 ± 0.127 d

(42.8%)

Vit.E aged-treated group

1.88 ± 0.015 k

(39.3%)

  1. a Significant difference between young control group and BPA young-challenged group. b Significant difference between BPA young-challenged group and Nano young-treated group. c Significant difference between BPA young-challenged group and Free young-treated group. d Significant difference between BPA young-challenged group and Vit.E young-treated group. f Significant difference between Vit.E young-treated group and Nano young-treated group. g Significant difference between Vit.E young-treated group and Free young-treated group. h Significant difference between aged control group and BPA aged-challenged group. i Significant difference between BPA aged-challenged group and Nano aged-treated group. j Significant difference between BPA aged-challenged group and Free aged-treated group. k Significant difference between BPA aged-challenged group and Vit.E aged-treated group. m Significant difference between Vit.E aged-treated group and Nano aged-treated group. n Significant difference between Vit.E aged-treated group and Free aged-treated group.