Table 7.
Effects of AEASAB on the Plasma Levels of Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH), Luteinizing Hormone (LH) and Testosterone in Male Wistar Rats with Pb-Induced Reproductive Toxicity
| Parameters | Groups (n = 5) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Control |
(2) Pb only |
(3) Pb + Recovery |
(4) Pb + Vitamin E |
(5) Pb + 50 mg/kg AEASAB |
(6) Pb + 100 mg/kg AEASAB |
(7) Pb + 200 mg/kg AEASAB |
|
| FSH (mIU/ml) | 0.25±0.01 | 0.13±0.01* | 0.17±0.01* | 0.20±0.02§ | 0.21±0.01§ | 0.22±0.02§ | 0.24±0.02§α |
| LH (mIU/ml) | 0.33±0.01 | 0.20±0.02* | 0.24±0.01* | 0.29±0.02§ | 0.31±0.02§α | 0.31±0.01§α | 0.32±0.02§α |
| Testosterone (ng/ml) | 0.45±0.01 | 0.24±0.02* | 0.33±0.02*§ | 0.39±0.01§α | 0.41±0.02§α | 0.42±0.01§α | 0.44±0.01§αμ |