Table 1.
Percentage decrease in the level of MDA produced in the reproductive organs of male rats treated with the T. conophorum leaf extract (%).
Treatment groups | Testis | Epididymis | Seminal vesicle | Prostate gland |
---|---|---|---|---|
Control (MDA level)∗ | 2.37 ± 0.50 | 0.24 ± 0.11 | 0.41 ± 0.02 | 0.38 ± 0.02 |
II | 39.60 | 27.58 | 28.14 | 27.73 |
III | 43.09 | 19.41 | 28.78 | 36.26 |
IV | 66.35 | 42.68 | 62.50 | 63.36 |
V | 27.43 | 32.11 | 63.04 | 37.90 |
∗ μmol MDA/mg protein, II, III, and IV: treated with 50, 500, and 1000 mg/kg. BW/day of extract, V: treated with 1.04 mg/kg. BW/day of clomiphene citrate.