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. 2012 Jun;93(3):172–178. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2613.2012.00814.x

Table 2.

Effect of BOL on reproductive organs weights and serum testosterone levels of male rabbits

Parameters

Groups Testes I.W. Epididymes I.W. Prostate I.W. Testosterone (ng/ml)
A 0.18 ± 0.03a 0.09 ± 0.01a 0.09 ± 0.02a 3.5 ± 0.52a
B 0.14 ± 0.01b 0.06 ± 0.01b 0.09 ± 0.01a 2.8 ± 0.25b
C 0.11 ± 0.01b 0.04 ± 0.01c 0.10 ± 0.00a 1.8 ± 0.27c

All values are expressed as mean ± SE. Values with different letters at the same column are significantly different at P ≤ 0.05 (anova) with Duncan’s multiple range test. I.W. = organ weight (g)/100 × body weight (g). A = control, B = 4.4 mg/kg bwt BOL treated, C = 8.8 mg/kg bwt BOL treated.