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. 2013 Spring;3(2):159–170.

Table 1.

Effect of doxorubicin and Crataegus monogyna fruits aqueous extract on body weight and weights of testis, epididymis, seminal vesicles, and ventral prostate

Control DOX Crataegus DOX + Crataegus
Final Body Weight (BW, g) 225.66±3.20 160.83±5.63a 228.50±3.72b 189.16±4.87a,b
Absolute weight (g)
Testes 2.00±0.062 1.31±0.046a 2.13±0.012 a,b 1.60±0.058 a,b
Epididymides 1.14±0.035 0.83±0.022a 1.21±0.012 a,b 1.00±0.028 a,b
Relative weight (per BW, %)
Testes 0.88±0.017 0.81±0.012a 0.93±0.010 a,b 0.84±0.017 a,b
Epididymides 0.50±0.018 0.51±0.024 0.52±0.005 0.53±0.017
Seminal vesicles (mg) 644.50±36.16 436.50±21.74a 737.33±32.37 a,b 526.33±44.49 a,b
Ventral Prostate (mg) 191.66±6.94 163.66±8.45a 191.50±12.81b 180.33±10.76b

The values are expressed as mean±SD (n = 6).

(a)

Significant differences as compared with the control group at p<0.05,

(b)

Significant differences as compared with the doxorubicin group at p<0.05.