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. 2019 Apr 25;7:e6750. doi: 10.7717/peerj.6750

Table 1. Effects of melatonin injection on FSH, LH, P₄ and E₂.

Time	Group	MT (pg/ml)	FSH (mIU/ml)	LH (mIU/ml)	P₄(mIU/ml)	E₂ (mIU/ml)
Withdrew CIDR	5 mg	363.59 ± 63.87^a	2.04 ± 0.08^a	4.93 ± 0.25^a	0.26 ± 0.04^ab	14.61 ± 2.56^a
	10 mg	390.69 ± 64.22^a	2.05 ± 0.07^a	4.93 ± 0.34^a	0.30 ± 0.05^a	15.06 ± 1.30^a
	Control	350.95 ± 63.16^a	2.16 ± 0.14^a	4.64 ± 0.29^a	0.21 ± 0.02^b	15.04 ± 1.39^a
Estrus	5 mg	458.69 ± 48.40^a	1.86 ± 0.09^b	5.39 ± 0.52^a	0.17 ± 0.02^b	23.11 ± 3.62^a
	10 mg	458.09 ± 60.60^a	1.79 ± 0.13^b	5.41 ± 0.49^a	0.22 ± 0.02^a	24.49 ± 2.50^a
	Control	393.37 ± 51.53^a	2.05 ± 0.15^a	5.26 ± 0.48^a	0.16 ± 0.02^b	22.96 ± 2.01^a
Insemination	5 mg	509.00 ± 67.52^a	2.06 ± 0.13^a	4.59 ± 0.38^a	0.14 ± 0.02^a	19.23 ± 2.66^a
	10 mg	457.24 ± 40.65^a,^b	1.76 ± 0.14^b	4.02 ± 0.27^b	0.18 ± 0.03^a	13.78 ± 1.77^b
	Control	330.23 ± 38.72^b	2.14 ± 0.26^a	4.27 ± 0.31^b	0.14 ± 0.02^a	14.07 ± 2.86^b

Notes.

Different letters in the same column at same time point indicate significant difference (p < 0.05).