Table 3

Effects of S-1 and S-4 on serum LH and FSH levels

FSHLH
ng/ml ng/ml
Normal Range5.6–20 0.15–0.7
Treatment
 None (intact)7.1  ± 1.20.27  ± 0.08
 None (castrated)30  ± 3I 5  ± 2I
 TP (mg/day)
  0.126  ± 6I 4  ± 4I
  0.323  ± 6I 2  ± 1I,C
  0.530  ± 7I 5  ± 2I
  0.7522  ± 5I,C 1.4  ± 0.7I,C
  1.024  ± 8I 2  ± 1I,C
S-1 (mg/day)
  0.128  ± 7I 5  ± 2I
  0.327  ± 5I 3  ± 1I
  0.522  ± 3I,C 1.7  ± 0.3I,C,T
  0.7520  ± 5I,C 1.0  ± 0.7C
  123  ± 3I,C 1.6  ± 0.7I,C
S-4 (mg/day)
  0.127  ± 5I 4  ± 1I
  0.326  ± 1I 3.7  ± 0.9I
  0.526  ± 8I 2.4  ± 0.9I,C
  0.7531  ± 5I,T 3  ± 1I
  34  ± 5I,T 2.4  ± 0.4I,C
  • I, C, and T: significantly different (p < 0.05) from intact, castrated, and corresponding dose rate of TP-treated animals, respectively, as analyzed by single-factor ANOVA.