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Table 3 Effects of Tualang honey on the hormonal profile of the rats after 6 weeks of administration

From: Protective effect of Tualang honey against cadmium-induced morphological abnormalities and oxidative stress in the ovary of rats

Group

Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)

Luteinizing hormone (LH)

17β-Estradiol (E2)

Progesterone (P4)

NC

14.80 ± 0.24bbb,ccc,ddd

0.27 ± 0.03bb,c

3.52 ± 0.11bbb,c

53.29 ± 1.68bbb,c

CD

8.05 ± 0.13aaa,ccc,ddd

0.14 ± 0.03aa

4.16 ± 0.08aaa

42.35 ± 1.97aaa,dd

TH

9.81 ± 0.25aaa,bbb,ddd

0.19 ± 0.03a

3.96 ± 0.10a

46.10 ± 1.39a

THC

12.73 ± 0.35aaa,bbb,ccc

0.25 ± 0.02

3.76 ± 0.11

52.12 ± 1.55bb

  1. Data were presented as mean ± SEM
  2. 1) aP < 0.05, aaP < 0.01 and aaaP < 0.001 vs. NC
  3. 2) bbP < 0.01 and bbbP < 0.001 vs. CD
  4. 3) cP < 0.05 and cccP < 0.001 vs. TH
  5. 4) ddP < 0.01 and dddP < 0.001 vs. THC