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Table 2 Effect of quercetin (QRT) on the relative index weights (IW) of different reproductive organs in high-fat diet (HFD)-induced male rats

From: Quercetin-mediated restoration of high-fat diet-induced male reproductive dysfunction through modifying spermatogenesis and unraveling 3β-HSD, 17β-HSD, and StAR pathways

Treatment

Testes IW

Epididymis IW

Accessory sex glands IW

Control

1.205 ± 0.10 b

0.549 ± 0.033 a

0.992 ± 0.058 a

QRT

1.309 ± 0.09 a

0.579 ± 0.024 a

0.983 ± 0.045 a

HFD

0.417 ± 0.03 d

0.125 ± 0.009 c

0.302 ± 0.028 c

QRT + HFD

0.814 ± 0.042 c

0.409 ± 0.021 b

0.708 ± 0.059 b

  1. Note: Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD) (n = 8). Means within the same column without a common superscript letter differ significantly (P < 0.05)
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BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology

ISSN: 2050-6511

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