Table 2 Impact of different treatments on serum free 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

Free testosterone (pg/ml)

Young control group

1.90 ± 0.035

(15.15%)

Aged control group

1.65 ± 0.064

BPA young-challenged group

1.16 ± 0.032 a

(-38.9%)

BPA aged-challenged group

0.95 ± 0.086 h

(-42.4%)

Nano young-treated group

1.63 ± 0.033 bf

(40.5%)

(37%)

Nano aged-treated group

1.32 ± 0.017 i

(38.9%)

Free young-treated group

1.49 ± 0.038 cg

(28.4%)

(25.2%)

Free aged-treated group

1.19 ± 0.072 j

(25.3%)

Vit.E young-treated group

1.19 ± 0.134

(-37.3%)

Vit.E aged-treated group

1.15 ± 0.064 k

(21.1%)

  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. 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.
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