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Table 1 Means ± SD of physiological and biochemical characteristics of young, aged rats with vehicle (Aged+Veh), genistein (Aged+Gen), without exercise training (Aged+Without-Ex), and exercise training (Aged+Ex).

From: Increased NO bioavailability in aging male rats by genistein and exercise training: using 4, 5-diaminofluorescein diacetate

Group

MAP (mmHg)

Testosterone (ng/mL)

Seminal vesicle weight (g)

Seminal vesicle weight/body weight

MDA level of liver (μmol/g wet wt.)

Young (n = 5)

121.55 ± 3.43

2.01 ± 1.31

2.09 ± 0.38

0.0044 ± 0.0008

2.42 ± 0.48

Aged+Veh (n = 5)

144.68 ± 5.93**

0.71 ± 0.74*

1.74 ± 0.33

0.0023 ± 0.0005*

4.81 ± 1.17*

Aged+Gen (n = 5)

124.58 ± 2.41#

1.13 ± 0.73

2.49 ± 0.67

0.0036 ± 0.0008

2.53 ± 0.59#

Aged+Without-Ex (n = 5)

144.20 ± 18.62**

0.67 ± 0.77*

1.54 ± 1.31

0.0023 ± 0.0018*

4.33 ± 2.00*

Aged+Ex (n = 5)

124.20 ± 5.31†

0.34 ± 0.09

2.87 ± 0.29

0.0042 ± 0.0006†

2.51 ± 0.49†

  1. *P < 0.05 compared with young group, **P < 0.01 compared with young group, #P < 0.05 compared with Aged+Veh group, †P < 0.05 compared with Aged+Without-Ex group.