Table 1.

Effect of Triclosan on mean (+/− SEM) organ/accessory sex tissue weights of castrated male rats in the Hershberger assay.

Treatment	BW (g)	GP (mg)	SV (mg)	VP (mg)	CG (mg)	LABC (mg)	Liver (g)	Thyroid (mg)	N
Control+(sc) Oil	311 ± 8.11	44.9 ± 1.73	36.9 ± 3.79	16.0 ± 0.22	4.53 ± 0.57	166 ± 8.84	13.8 ± 1.52	19.8 ± 2.47	5
Control+(sc) TP 0.2mg/kg	317 ± 12.3	74.1 ± 3.40	173 ± 14.0	70.3 ± 7.85	21.9 ± 2.11	325 ± 22.1	14.2 ± 0.84	22.4 ± 1.30	7
TCS 50 mg/kg+(sc) Oil	300 ± 9.40	45.6 ± 1.87	30.6 ± 5.45	13.5 ± 1.72	4.98 ± 1.05	153 ± 9.03	12.3 ± 0.34	18.6 ± 1.15	5
TCS 50 mg/kg+(sc) TP 0.2 mg/kg	315 ± 5.67	74.2 ± 2.97	206 ± 12.8	74.2 ± 4.01	24.0 ± 2.48	307 ± 9.90	15.8 ± 0.47	20.0 ± 1.21	6
TCS 200 mg/kg+(sc) Oil	308 ± 5.53	45.9 ± 3.78	29.3 ± 0.73	13.6 ± 1.04	4.86 ± 0.84	153 ± 9.30	14.8 ± 0.90	20.4 ± 0.90	5
TCS 200 mg/kg+(sc) TP 0.2 mg/kg	315 ± 12.5	72.0 ± 1.91	180 ± 11.1	86.1 ± 7.17	25.4 ± 2.36	318 ± 18.2	15.0 ± 0.59	21.6 ± 1.53	6

Note: sc=subcutaneous, TP=testosterone proprionate, BW=body weight, GP=glans penis, SV=seminal vesicle, CG=coagulating gland, LABC=levitor ani plus bulbocavernosus muscle. None of the treatment mean weights were significantly different from the corresponding control (oil or TP).