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Table 1 Mean ± SEM of progesterone (ng/ml), testosterone and estradiol (pg/ml) serum levels in control and sham treated animals during each day of the estrous cycle

From: Acute effects of unilateral sectioning the superior ovarian nerve of rats with unilateral ovariectomy on ovarian hormones (progesterone, testosterone and estradiol) levels vary during the estrous cycle

GROUP

N

D1

N

D2

N

P

N

O

PROGESTERONE

Control

10

24.0 ± 2.8

10

7.1 ± 1.2

10

14.1 ± 2.6

10

24.1 ± 2.4

Sham

9

63.5 ± 11.1*

10

33.0 ± 4.4*

10

28.7 ± 2.4*

10

26.3 ± 1.1

TESTOSTERONE

Control

10

10.8 ± 2.0

10

73.5 ± 9.8

10

145.8 ± 18.2

10

<2.0

Sham

9

19.1 ± 8.6

10

103.4 ± 14.0*

10

285.8 ± 20.8*

10

76.5 ± 20.8*

ESTRADIOL

Control

10

59.3 ± 4.6

10

38.9 ± 2.8

10

130.9 ± 13.1

10

29.1 ± 2.4

Sham

9

46.6 ± 5.6

10

38.6 ± 2.8

10

149.7 ± 11.3

10

30.2 ± 2.6

  1. * p < 0.05 vs. Control (Student's t test)