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. 2014 Oct 16;1:795–801. doi: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2014.10.010

Table 1.

Effect of oral administration of cinnamon extract for 60 days on the weight of sexual organs of lead-treated male albino rats.

Groups and treatment Relative weight (g) of sexual organs (Mean ± SE)
Testes Seminal vesicles Prostate glands Tail of epididymis
Control 2.5 ± 0.4a 0.4 ± 0.02a 0.2 ± 0.01a 0.5 ± 0.03a
Lead acetate (30 mg/kg bw) 2.1 ± 0.1a 0.2 ± 0.01b 0.1 ± 0.004b 0.3 ± 0.01b
Cinnamon extract (250 mg/kg bw) 2.9 ± 0.1b 0.4 ± 0.02a 0.2 ± 0.004a 0.5 ± 0.02a
Lead and cinnamon extract 2.4 ± 0.1a 0.04 ± 0.02a 0.2 ± 0.01a 0.4 ± 0.02a

a and b indicated significant change from normal control and lead-treated groups respectively, at P < 0.05.