Table 2

Means ± s.e.m. of testosterone serum concentration in control rats and animals injected with atropine sulfate (ATR) at 12.00 h on Diestrus 1, Diestrus 2 or Proestrus. The animals were sacrificed at 14.00 h.

Group
N
Diestrus 1
N
Diestrus 2
N
Proestrus

Control
7
6.3 ± 2.7
11
35.6 ± 6.9
13
52.3 ± 10.2
ATR
8
40.8 ± 6.4*
8
20.3 ± 3.4
8
89.4 ± 16.0
ATR+Anesthesia
10
30.3 ± 3.5*
8
23.6 ± 11.0
9
75.4 ± 8.3

*p < 0.05 vs. control group, MANOVA followed by Tukey's test.

Flores et al. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2006 4:11   doi:10.1186/1477-7827-4-11