Protective effects of Sonchus asper against KBrO3 induced lipid peroxidation in rats

Table 1 Effect of SACE on FSH, LH, testosterone, prolactin and estradiol in rat

Treatment	FSH	LH	Testosterone	Prolactin	Estradiol
Treatment	(mg/dl)	(mg/dl)	(mg/dl)	(mg/dl)	(mg/dl)
Control	21.5 ± 0.3++	25 ± 1.72++	47 ± 3.04++	24.5 ± 2.5++	41.0 ± 2.1++
20 mg/kg KBrO₃	11.2 ± 0.2**	10.5 ± 0.71**	23 ± 2.7**	48.5 ± 2.7**	70.5 ± 3.0**
50 mg/kg Silymarin + KBrO₃	19.1 ± 0.74++	20.7 ± 2. 4++	30.3 ± 3. 9**++	23.5 ± 3.09**++	51.3 ± 2.4++
100 mg/kg SACE + KBrO₃	12.8 ± 0.12**	18.8 ± 2.04**	34.7 ± 2.53++	30.7 ± 1.7**++	53 ± 2.6**++
200 mg/kg SACE + KBrO₃	19.2 ± 0.80++	21 ± 1.85++	36 ± 2.53++	28.5 ± 1.51*++	48.3 ± 3.01++
200 mg/kg SACE alone	24.0 ± 1.9++	24.0 ± 1.62++	45.7 ± 3.52++	23.7 ± 1.0++	40.0 ± 2.1++

Mean ± SE (n = 6 number), *, ** indicate significance from the control group at P < 0.01 probability level, ++ indicate significance from the KBrO₃ group at P < 0.01 probability level.

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