Table I.

Effects of cimetidine on weight of organs of male rats associated with the reproductive system.

		Cimetidine (mg/kg)
Organ	Control	20	40	120
Testis
(g)	3.384±0.173	3.516±0.337	3.445±0.269	3.466±0.231
(g/100 g b.w.)	0.601±0.067	0.633±0.049	0.630±0.074	0.628±0.022
Epididymis
(g)	1.298±0.080	1.264±0.105	1.281±0.100	1.274±0.119
(g/100 g b.w.)	0.231±0.024	0.229±0.025	0.234±0.027	0.230±0.011
Preputial gland
(g)	0.091±0.015	0.092±0.024	0.108±0.028	0.099±0.018
(g/100 g b.w.)	0.016±0.003	0.017±0.005	0.020±0.005	0.018±0.003
Prostate gland
(g)	1.495±0.161	1.582±0.197	1.579±0.178	1.542±0.275
(g/100 g b.w.)	0.266±0.043	0.285±0.030	0.287±0.024	0.278±0.040
Seminal vesicle
(g)	1.724±0.135	1.729±0.296	1.856±0.209	2.020±0.273a
(g/100 g b.w.)	0.307±0.038	0.315±0.072	0.338±0.033	0.368±0.061
Levator ani muscle
(g)	0.317±0.048	0.310±0.033	0.292±0.038	0.310±0.036
(g/100 g b.w.)	0.056±0.008	0.056±0.006	0.053±0.008	0.056±0.006
Sphincter ani
(g)	1.167±0.084	1.169±0.134	1.171±0.107	1.141±0.113
(g/100 g b.w.)	0.207±0.018	0.212±0.034	0.214±0.021	0.207±0.015

^aP<0.05 vs. control group. Values are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation (n=8). b.w., body weight.