Table 3.

The effect of minnelide on serum-steroid and gonadotropin in female mice

	P (ng/mL)	E2 (pg/mL)	FSH (mIU/mL)	LH (mIU/mL)
Control	22.59 ± 4.05	67.24 ± 9.36	86.73 ± 18.35	28.73 ± 2.30
100 μg/kg day	23.65 ± 2.06	51.21 ± 7.18	85.62 ± 24.19	30.28 ± 4.81
200 μg/kg day	17.30 ± 4.11	50.36 ± 6.30	75.55 ± 13.60	28.92 ± 6.09
400 μg/kg day	15.06 ± 4.06	43.30 ± 5.46**	126.0 ± 10.75*	34.54 ± 4.75*

P, progesterone; E2, estradiol; FSH, follicle-stimulating hormone; LH, luteotropic hormone. Data were represented as mean ± SD; n = 5 per group. ^*P < 0.05 and ^**P < 0.01 versus control groups