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Table 3 Hormonal alteration of rabbit after chemical stimulant and pesticide exposure

From: Assessing the health hazard originated via pesticide chemicals in human through rabbit model in agricultural production system in Bangladesh

Parameter

Control

Malathion

Nitrobenzene

Baby group

 FSH (mU/mL)

0.11 ± 0.01

0.11 ± 0.01

0.11 ± 0.01

 LH (mIU/mL)

0.01 ± 0.001

0.01 ± 0.001

0.01 ± 0.002

 Estradiol (pg/mL)

22.48 ± 0.45a

16.53 ± 0.35b

17.31 ± 0.53b

 Progesterone (ng/mL)

8.47 ± 0.31

8.10 ± 0.31

8.10 ± 0.32

 Testosterone (ng/mL)

0.03 ± 0.01

0.04 ± 0.01

0.04 ± 0.01

Juvenile group

 FSH (mIU/mL)

0.20 ± 0.01

0.20 ± 0.01

0.19 ± 0.01

 LH (mIU/mL)

0.02 ± 0.001

0.02 ± 0.002

0.03 ± 0.001

 Estradiol (pg/mL)

37.34 ± 0.40a

31.87 ± 0.52b

31.67 ± 0.75b

 Progesterone (ng/mL)

10.78 ± 0.21a

6.99 ± 0.21c

8.40 ± 0.32b

 Testosterone (ng/mL)

0.04 ± 0.01b

0.18 ± 0.02a

0.17 ± 0.01a

  1. Different superscripts (a,b,c) in same row means significantly different (p˂0.05)