Table II.

The blood glucose level (mg/dl) of rats during the 8 wk

Group	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8
Control	85 ± 2.70	83 ± 1.41	80 ± 1.28	82 ± 0.81	81 ± 0.81	84 ± 1.28	80 ± 1.28	84 ± 1.28
Sham	101 ± 1.63**	102 ± 2.16**	110 ± 2.94***	116 ± 2.22***	121 ± 2.51***	121 ± 2.44***	122 ± 2.15***	122 ± 2.1***
EXP-1	100 ± 1.82**	105 ± 2.44**	108 ± 1.63***	115 ± 2.08***	108 ± 0.81+	98 ± 1.72++	92 ± 1.82++	88 ± 1.28++
EXP-2	103 ± 2.70**	106 ± 1.41**	114 ± 0.41***	117 ± 0.81***	110 ± 0.81+	101 ± 1.28++	89 ± 1.41++	84 ± 1.28++
Metformin	99 ± 1.41**	103 ± 2.08**	112 ± 2.39***	116 ± 1.63***	106 ± 0.81+	100 ± 1.82++	90 ± 1.63++	85±0.81++

Values are presented as mean ± SE (n=6/each group).

Sham: PCOS rats + i.p. injection of tween (80)

EXP-1: PCOS rats + i.p. injection of thymoquinone (8 mg/kg)

EXP-2: PCOS rats + i.p. injection of thymoquinone (16 mg/kg)

^** Statistically different from the control rats (p≤0.01),

^*** statistically different from the control rats (p≤0.001),

⁺ statistically different from the sham rats (p≤0.05),

⁺⁺ statistically different from the sham rats (p≤0.01).