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Table 2 Effects of QLPs on sex hormone level of the different groups of rats

From: Effects of Qilin pills on spermatogenesis, reproductive hormones, oxidative stress, and the TSSK2 gene in a rat model of oligoasthenospermia

Group

n

FSH

(mIU/ml)

LH

(mIU/ml)

PRL

(mIU/ml)

E2

(pg/ml)

T

(ng/ml)

fT

(nmol/l)

SHBG

(nmol/l)

Control

10

1.35 ± 0.58

2.87 ± 0.63

56.84 ± 24.86

4.28 ± 1.52

0.66 ± 0.35

23.88 ± 2.48

74.10 ± 9.67

Model

10

1.93 ± 0.62*

3.89 ± 0.93*

128.28 ± 38.20*

7.06 ± 2.93*

0.48 ± 0.24

27.42 ± 2.17*

82.36 ± 10.19*

Low-dose QLPs

10

1.28 ± 0.52#

2.97 ± 0.69#

44.82 ± 17.10#

11.97 ± 3.48*#

0.64 ± 0.28

18.92 ± 2.04*#

65.87 ± 6.83*#

High-dose QLPs

10

1.62 ± 0.61

3.49 ± 0.68

46.91 ± 30.95#

12.26 ± 1.77*#

0.73 ± 0.27

19.76 ± 2.83*#

70.35 ± 6.09*#

  1. *: P < 0.05 versus the control group; #: P < 0.05 versus the model group; &: P < 0.05 versus the low-dose QLPs group