Figure 3
Concentration of steroid hormones. P4 (A), T (B) and E2 (C) serum levels in rats with LSVN, RSVN or BSVN. Mean ± SEM of P4, T and E2 levels in rats injected with vehicle (Vh) or estradiol valerate (EV) at day 10 of life, untouched (control), with sham-surgery (sham) or unilateral (LSVN or RSVN) or bilateral vagotomy (BSVN) at day 24 of life, sacrificed at day 90–92 of life. a p < 0.05 vs. Vh control group, b p < 0.05 vs. paired Vh group, c p < 0.05 vs. sham Vh group; d p < 0.05 vs. EV control group; e p < 0.05 vs. sham EV group (Repeated Measures of analysis of variance, followed by Dunn’s test).