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Male Wistar rats were subjected to sham operation or orchiectomy. Four weeks after surgery, blood samples were collected for analysis of plasma testosterone using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Each value represents the mean ± SD of three independent determinations. * Indicates that the value significantly (p < 0.05) differed from the sham group.
