Fig. 1. Flow diagram of the experimental procedure: a rat model of BPH.
Control, corn oil-injected and PBS-treated rats; BHP, TP (3 mg/kg)- and PBS-treated rats; CF-250, TP (3 mg/kg)- and CF (250 mg/kg)-treated rats; CF-500, TP (3 mg/kg)- and CF (500 mg/kg)-treated rats; CF-750, TP (3 mg/kg)- and CF (750 mg/kg)-treated rats; FINA, TP (3 mg/kg)- and finasteride (5 mg/kg)-treated rats. BPH, benign prostatic hyperplasia; CF, Corni Fructus water extract; TP, testosterone propionate; FINA, finasteride.