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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. |
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| Group |
N |
Diestrus 1 |
N |
Diestrus 2 |
N |
Proestrus |
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| 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 |
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*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 |
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