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. 2013 Jun 20;12:90. doi: 10.1186/1476-511X-12-90

Table 3.

Effects of MLC on male reproductive hormonal level

Group Testosterone
Luteinizing
Follicle Stimulating
Prolactin
Estradiol
(ng/ml) Hormone (ng/ml) Hormone (ng/ml) (ng/ml) (ng/ml)
Control
4.2 ± 0.07d
2.28 ± 0.09c
40.37 ± 0.14h
10.43 ± 0.34e
17.43 ± 0.32g
Oil + DMSO
4.1 ± 0.13d
2.23 ± 0.01c
39.12 ± 0.36h
11.23 ± 0.32e
15.24 ± 0.43g
CCl4
1.9 ± 0.08a
1.10 ± 0.08a
16.68 ± 0.21a
22.11 ± 0.44a
30.16 ± 0.65a
Sily + CCl4
3.5 ± 0.10c
1.89 ± 0.12b
32.87 ± 0.48g
14.4 ± 0.22d
20.23 ± 0.63f
100 mg/kg b.w. MLC + CCl4
2.2 ± 0.03c
1.74 ± 0.05b
23.04 ± 0.35c
16.01 ± 0.50c
24.18 ± 0.29c
200 mg/kg b.w. MLC + CCl4
3.30 ± 0.23c
2.01 ± 0.13b
28.15 ± 0.49f
16.23 ± 0.21c
22.43 ± 0.25d
MLC alone 4.0 ± 0.07d 2.36 ± 0.09c 40.85 ± 0.62h 12.27 ± 0.30e 14.37 ± 0.30g

Values are Mean ± SD (06 number), Sily = Silymarin.

a-f (Means with different letters) indicate significance at p < 0.05.