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Table 2 Mean ± SEM of hormone levels in vehicle (Vh) or estradiol valerate (EV) injected on day 10 of age

From: Unilateral sectioning of the superior ovarian nerve of rats with polycystic ovarian syndrome restores ovulation in the innervated ovary

Group

Progesterone (ng/ml)

Testosterone (ng/ml)

Estradiol (pg/ml)

Vh

11.4 ± 1.4

25.0 ± 6.1

21.2 ± 1.3

Vh+Sham bilateral

13.9 ± 1.3

16.1 ± 0.5

22.1 ± 1.4

Vh+BSON

9.0 ± 1.4†

ND*†

15.0 ± 1.9†

EV

13.9 ± 2.4

54.5 ± 5.7

36.7 ± 5.5

EV+Sham bilateral

10.9 ± 0.9

32.1 ± 6.2§

18.7 ± 2.0§

EV+BSON

6.6 ± 0.9#§

27.8 ± 4.6§

18.7 ± 1.6§

  1. † p < 0.05 vs. Vh+sham bilateral operated group (ANOVA followed by Tukey Test)
  2. § p < 0.05 vs. EV group (ANOVA followed by Tukey Test)
  3. * p < 0.05 vs. Vh group (ANOVA followed by Tukey Test)
  4. # p < 0.05 vs. their EV+sham bilateral operated group (Student's "t" test)
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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

ISSN: 1477-7827

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