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Table 2 Effect of grilled Mugil cephalus fish diets fed for 3 months on serum reproductive hormones, prolactin, sperm count, and sperm abnormalities of male albino rats

From: Fish diet and male reproductive hormones in albino rats

  

Parameters

  

Total testosterone (ng/ml)

17β-Estradiol (pg/ml)

FSH (nIU/ml)

LH (IU/ml)

Prolactin (ng/ml)

Sperm count (× 106)

Sperm abnormalities (%)

Groups

        

 Normal control group

Range

2.12–3.83

0.42–0.56

0.78–1.20

3.20–4.10

0.50–0.67

8.05–9.20

6.00–8.00

Mean ± S.E.

2.93 ± 0.30

0.47 ± 0.02

0.96 ± 0.09

3.65 ± 0.23

0.59 ± 0.04

8.50 ± 0.35

7.33 ± 0.67

Rats fed on grilled Mugil cephalus fish groups

Farmed fresh water Mugil cephalus fish

Range

1.34–2.63

0.41–0.49

0.38–0.51

3.00–4.00

0.29–0.31

6.05–6.55

12.00–17.00

Mean ± S.E.

1.97 ± 0.16

0.45 ± 0.01

0.42 ± 0.03

3.50 ± 0.29

0.30 ± 0.01

6.30 ± 0.25

14.50 ± 2.50

% of change

− 32.76

− 4.26

− 56.25

− 4.11

− 49.15

− 25.88

97.82

P value

P < 0.05(a)

N.S(a)

P < 0.01(a)

N.S(a)

P < 0.01(a)

P < 0.05(a)

P < 0.05(a)

Wild marine water Mugil cephalus fish

Range

1.75–2.79

0.42–0.55

0.25–0.35

3.00–5.00

0.60–0.79

4.85–7.55

13.00–18.00

Mean ± S.E.

2.23 ± 0.19

0.48 ± 0.01

0.30 ± 0.02

3.60 ± 0.40

0.69 ± 0.05

5.80 ± 0.88

15.50 ± 2.50

% of change

− 23.89

2.13

− 68.75

− 1.37

16.95

− 31.76

111.46

P value

N.S(a)

N.S(a)

P < 0.001(a)

N.S(a)

N.S(a)

P < 0.05(a)

P < 0.05(a)

Farmed brackish water Mugil cephalus fish

Range

1.94–3.18

0.41–0.60

0.22–0.29

3.00–6.00

0.40–0.58

4.30–5.85

13.00–18.00

Mean ± S.E.

2.68 ± 0.28

0.46 ± 0.02

0.25 ± 0.02

4.67 ± 0.88

0.47 ± 0.06

5.01 ± 0.45

15.67 ± 1.45

% of change

− 8.53(a) 20.18(d)

- -2.13(a)–4.17(d)

− 73.96(a)–16.67(d)

27.95(a) 29.72(d)

− 20.34(a)–31.88(d)

− 41.06(a)–13.62(d)

113.78(a) 1.1(d)

P value

N.S(a), (d)

N.S(a), (d)

P < 0.01(a) N.S(d)

N.S(a), (d)

N.S(a) P < 0.05(d)

P < 0.01(a) N.S(d)

P < 0.01(a) N.S (d)

ANOVA

F = 3.92

P < 0.05

F = 0.38

N.S

F = 45.60

P < 0.001

F = 1.22

N.S

F = 12.45

P < 0.01

F = 7

P < 0.05

F = 6.67

P < 0.05

  1. (a)Compared with the normal control group
  2. (d)Compared with wild marine water
  3. N.S nonsignificant