Research Paper Volume 9, Issue 1 pp 156—172

Figure 3. The effects of SM on serum estradiol (E₂), luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in immature and ovariectomized (OVX) mice. (A) Serum levels of E₂, LH and FSH from immature mice and (B) serum levels of E₂, LH and FSH from ovariectomized (OVX) mice were measured at the end of the treatment period. Data are the mean and standard deviation (SD) of samples from 10 mice. P values are for the one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) comparing treatment groups with untreated mice. (A) ***P < 0.001, **P < 0.01 and *P < 0.05 compared with the Con group; ^###P < 0.001; ^##P < 0.01 and ^#P < 0.05 compared with the SM group or E₂ group; (B) ***P < 0.001; **P < 0.01 and *P < 0.05 compared with the Sham group; ^###P < 0.001 and ^##P < 0.01 compared with the OVX group;^∆∆∆P < 0.001, ^∆∆P < 0.01, and ^∆P < 0.05 compared with the SM group or E₂ group.