Table 1.
Item | Groups | |||
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Control | Sildenafil | MAT I | MAT II | |
Final body weight, g | 267.00 ± 4.57 | 254.67 ± 10.26 | 262.50 ± 12.65 | 260.83 ± 9.44 |
Testis, g | 1.178 ± 0.017 | 1.174 ± 0.029 | 1.227 ± 0.068 | 1.257 ± 0.058 |
Whole epididymis, g | 0.473 ± 0.007 | 0.468 ± 0.020 | 0.462 ± 0.018 | 0.418 ± 0.015 |
Right cauda epididymis, g | 0.170 ± 0.003 | 0.172 ± 0.005 | 0.185 ± 0.014 | 0.175 ± 0.010 |
Vas deferens, g | 0.109 ± 0.004 | 0.112 ± 0.008 | 0.118 ± 0.010 | 0.117 ± 0.012 |
Seminal vesicles, g | 1.313 ± 0.094ab | 1.575 ± 0.070a | 1.508 ± 0.089ab | 1.203 ± 0.050b |
Ventral prostate, g | 0.408 ± 0.027b | 0.478 ± 0.037ab | 0.565 ± 0.027a | 0.528 ± 0.026a |
Testis∗, % | 0.442 ± 0.011 | 0.460 ± 0.022 | 0.469 ± 0.022 | 0.483 ± 0.020 |
Whole epididymis∗, % | 0.178 ± 0.003 | 0.184 ± 0.012 | 0.178 ± 0.009 | 0.185 ± 0.007 |
Right Cauda epididymis∗, % | 0.064 ± 0.001 | 0.067 ± 0.004 | 0.071 ± 0.004 | 0.067 ± 0.003 |
Vas deferens∗, % | 0.041 ± 0.002 | 0.044 ± 0.003 | 0.045 ± 0.003 | 0.045 ± 0.004 |
Seminal vesicles∗, % | 0.493 ± 0.037bc | 0.621 ± 0.026a | 0.577 ± 0.030ab | 0.462 ± 0.013c |
Ventral prostate∗, % | 0.153 ± 0.009b | 0.187 ± 0.010ab | 0.217 ± 0.011a | 0.204 ± 0.014a |
∗Relative reproductive organ weights [organ weight (g)/final body weight (g) × 100]; data are means ± SE. Different superscripts (a–c) indicate group mean differences (P < 0.05).