Table 2 Mean ± SEM of progesterone (ng/ml), testosterone and estradiol (pg/ml) serum levels in unilateral ovariectomized rats (ovary in situ)

Sham

9

63.5 ± 11.1

10

33.0 ± 4.4

10

28.7 ± 2.4

10

26.3 ± 1.1

R-OVARY

10

78.1 ± 11.6

10

38.5 ± 3.0

10

25.8 ± 2.1

8

35.2 ± 4.0

L-OVARY

9

39.2 ± 3.1*

9

32.3 ± 4.3

8

28.7 ± 3.0

10

68.3 ± 11.3*

Sham

9

19.1 ± 8.6

10

103.4 ± 14.0

10

285.8 ± 20.8

10

76.5 ± 20.8

R-OVARY

10

13.3 ± 3.6

10

128.2 ± 13.7

10

177.3 ± 24.7*

8

26.7 ± 8.9*

L-OVARY

9

36.5 ± 15.4

9

77.8 ± 14.6

8

225.8 ± 15.4

10

68.5 ± 11.8

Sham

9

46.6 ± 5.6

10

38.6 ± 2.8

10

149.7 ± 11.3

10

30.2 ± 2.6

R-OVARY

10

25.7 ± 4.2*

10

31.0 ± 2.9

10

120.4 ± 12.4

8

31.2 ± 2.9

L-OVARY

9

36.8 ± 4.2

9

35.5 ± 1.3

8

71.1 ± 10.9*^&

10

26.4 ± 2.0