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Table 2 The effect of pre- and postnatal exposure to a diet supplemented with fennel and flaxseed extracts on mice body weight and ovarian morphometric indexes

From: In utero and postnatal exposure to Foeniculum vulgare and Linum usitatissimum seed extracts: modifications of key enzymes involved in epigenetic regulation and estrogen receptors expression in the offspring’s ovaries of NMRI mice

Variables

Groups

CTL

Flax

(FX)

Fennel

(FV)

Flax + Fennel

(FX + FV)

Body weight (g)

23.21 ± 0.86

23.2 ± 0.53

25.68 ± 0.31a*b*

24.55 ± 0.5

Ovary weight (mg)

3.7 ± 0.5

3 ± 0.6

5.5 ± 0.68b*

5.1 ± 0.5

Ovary/ body weight (mg/g)

0.016 ± 0.002

0.013 ± 0.003

0.0217 ± 0.003b*

0.0208 ± 0.001

Large ovary diameter (mm)

2.12 ± 0.11

2.04 ± 0.22

2.6 ± 0.16

2.79 ± 0.10a*b*

Small ovary diameter (mm)

1.43 ± 0.07

1.27 ± 0.12

1.61 ± 0.12

1.5 ± 0.03

  1. a shows a significant difference compared to the control group and b shows a significant difference compared to the flax-received mice. * shows P< 0.05
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

ISSN: 2662-7671

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