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. 2013 Jul 1;8(7):e69086. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069086

Table 2. Effect of SAL on testosterone and Luteinizing hormone levels (ng/ml) in serum and testes of mice.

Serum Testis
Groups &Treatment (mg/kg/day) Testosterone (ng/ml) Luteinizing Hormone (ng/ml) Testosterone (ng/ml) Luteinizing Hormone (ng/ml)
Group I (Control) 2.71 ± 0.05 1.99 ± 0.05 0.34 ± 0.00 6.93 ± 0.31
Group II (1mg/kg) 3.21 ± 0.01 2.93 ± 0.13 0.24 ± 0.01** 5.29 ± 0.23
Group III (3mg/kg) 3.67 ± 0.05 4.06 ± 0.20** 0.22 ± 0.00** 3.75 ± 0.11**
Group IV (5mg/kg) 4.41 ± 0.11** 8.77 ± 0.08*** 0.21 ± 0.00** 2.54 ± 0.17**
Group V (Control) 3.03 ± 0.02 2.39 ± 0.16 0.36 ± 0.01 5.07 ± 0.32
Group VI (1mg/kg) 2.77 ± 0.23 2.94 ± 0.12 0.23 ± 0.01 3.57 ± 0.09
GroupVII (3mg/kg) 2.52 ± 0.23 3.75 ± 0.32 0.17 ± 0.01 3.18 ± 0.17
GroupVIII(5mg/kg) 2.49 ± 0.01** 5.83 ± 0.25** 0.14 ± 0.01** 2.48 ± 0.25**

Note: **, and *** indicate significant difference as compared to controls at (p<0.01), and (p<0.001) respectively.