Table 1.

Effects of artesunate administration on the body and relative organ weight

Group	Body Weight (g)	Testes (%)	Epididymis (%)	Seminal Vesicle (%)
Control (5 days)	208.00±3.74	1.46±0.06	0.26±0.01	0.53±0.04
Artesunate (5 days)	209.00±5.83	1.47±0.08	0.26±0.02	0.50±0.03
Control (6 days)	286.00±9.80	1.49±0.03	0.29±0.01	0.57±0.03
Artesunate (6 weeks)	236.00±9.80**	1.30±0.03**	0.24±0.01*	0.48±0.02
Recovery	268.00±8.60†	1.39±0.02†	0.25±0.01†	0.55±0.03

^*p <0.05

^**p <0.01, (control vs. treated)

^†p <0.05(recovery vs. treated)