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. 2019 Dec 23;9:19703. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-56145-z

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Effects of Pao extract on rat prostate. (a) Schematic presentation of experimental procedure. Sham group as control group: After sham operation, rats were treated with i.p. injection of corn oil and oral saline; BPH/Veh group: After castration, rats were i.p. injection of 5 mg/kg testosterone propionate (TP) daily and were intragastric administrated with saline; BPH/FN (Finasteride) and BPH/Pao groups: After castration, rats were i.p. injection of 5 mg/kg TP and intragastic administration of finasteride (10 mg/kg) or Pao extract (20 mg/kg) daily for 28 days, respectively. (b) The representative photos of the dissected prostate glands from four groups. (c) The weight of whole prostate without urethra. (d) The changes in the rat prostate index of four groups. (e) Effect of Pao extract on body weight. n = 5; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.