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Table 1 The day of vaginal opening and regular estrous cycle of the rats

From: Evaluation of the true precocious puberty rats induced by neonatal administration of Danazol: Therapeutic effects of nourishing "Yin"- removing "Fire" Chinese herb mixture

 

N (n = 18)

V (n = 18)

M (n = 18)

HM (n = 18)

S (n = 18)

Day of vaginal opening

34.00 ± 0.98

34.33 ± 1.09

25.97 ± 2.24*

32.56 ± 1.04#

24.78 ± 1.01*

Day of regular estrous cycle

41.26 ± 2.35

45.00 ± 1.19

32.43 ± 0.75*

40.58 ± 0.84#

34.56 ± 0.89*

Blood estrogen (pg/ml)

22.64 ± 3.69

24.58 ± 3.87

50.36 ± 5.54*

30.98 ± 7.02#

51.14 ± 4.98*

  1. *p < 0.05 vs N and V, respectively; # p < 0.05 vs M and S, respectively
  2. N: intact normal, M: IPP model, V: vehicle with no IPP, HM: IPP model exposed to herb mixture, S: IPP model exposed to saline