Table 5.
Activities of root extract of Cochlospermum planchonii on testosterone level, FSH and LH and morphometric parameters of testis
| Parameters |
Groups
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A(control) | B(Cisplastin) | C(C. planchonii ) |
D(Cisplastin +
C. planchonii ) |
E(Cisplastin + Vitamin
C) |
|
| Testosterone (ng/ml) | 4.95 ± 0.37 | 2.10 ± 0.36* | 4.71 ± 0.29α | 4.85 ± 0.40α | 3.96 ± 0.42α |
| FSH (mlu/ml) | 3.60 ± 0.32 | 1.58 ± 0.14* | 2.95 ± 0.30α | 2.92 ± 0.18α | 2.68 ± 0.17α |
| LH (mlu/ml) | 32.21 ± 3.42 | 19.08 ± 1.93* | 39.04 ± 3.55α | 19.47 ± 1.94 | 19.18 ± 1.92* |
| Germinal epithelium (%) | 64.60 ± 1.30 | 60.50 ± 1.18* | 70.29 ± 0.88* α | 69.38 ± 0.78* α | 70.84 ± 1.78* α |
| Lumen (%) | 14.67 ± 0.42 | 10.17 ± 0.28* | 11.98 ± 0.52α | 11.52 ± 0.32* | 10.99 ± 0.50* |
| Interstitium (%) | 20.14 ± 1.02 | 25.49 ± 1.84* | 17.70 ± 0.74α | 15.87 ± 0.76α | 18.20 ± 0.72α |
Values are expressed as Mean ± S.E.M; n = 6 in each group;
*
represent significant different from control;
α
represent significant different from group B at p< 0.05; One-Way ANOVA.