Table 2.
Parameter | Sham | OVx | NCG-1 | NCG-5 mg·kg−1·d−1 | NAR-5 | E2-5 µg·kg−1·d−1 |
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Uterine weight (mg) | 28.8 ± 1.157***,c | 7.84 ± 0.191c,z,r | 6.9 ± 0.620c,z,r | 6.92 ± 0.566c,z,r | 10.88 ± 0.815**,c,r | 23.55 ± 0.305***,c,z |
Total uterine area (µm2) | 160.88 ± 3.01***,c | 82.39 ± 3.46c,z,r | 75.69 ± 3.60c,z,r | 82.43 ± 3.95c,z,r | 108.59 ± 1.52***,c,r | 51.23 ± 4.24***,c,z |
Luminal area (µm2) | 8.33 ± 0.77***,c | 3.04 ± 0.35c,r | 3.03 ± 0.31c,r | 3.28 ± 0.33c,r | 3.63 ± 0.11c,r | 7.54 ± 0.39***,c,z |
Luminal epithelium height (µm) | 0.45 ± 0.02***,c | 0.16 ± 0.01c,z,r | 0.18 ± 0.27c,z,r | 0.17 ± 0.02c,z,r | 0.31 ± 0.01***,c,r | 0.40 ± 0.02***,c,r |
P < 0.01
P < 0.001 versus OVx
P < 0.001 versus sham
P < 0.001 versus N
P < 0.001 versus E2.
Results are mean ± SEM, n = 10 mice per group.
NCG-1, NCG-5, NCG at 1 or 5 mg·kg−1·day−1; NAR-5, naringenin at 5 mg·kg−1·day−1; E2-5 = E2 at 5 µg·kg−1·day−1.