Table 3.
Nicotine-induced alterations at serum levels of follicular stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH) and testosterone in different groups. All data are presented in mean±SD
Control | 0.2 mg/kg | 0.4 mg/kg | |
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FSH (mIU/ml) | 0.25±0.01* | 0.21±0.01* | 0.19±0.006* |
LH (mIU/ml) | 0.27±0.005* | 0.23±0.005** | 0.15±0.002*** |
Testosterone (ng/ml) | 33.39 ±0.53* | 20.16±1.06** | 13.65±4.80*** |
Note:* versus **, (P<0.05), * versus *** (P<0.001) and ** versus ***, (P<0.001)