Research Article

The Effect of an Extract and Fractions of Date Pits on Some Plasma Constituents, Reproductive Hormones, and Testicular Histology in Male Mice

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Effect of date pit extracts on testosterone, luteinizing hormone (LH), and estradiol levels in mice. The column and vertical bar represent the mean ± SEM (n = 6). Extracts (100 mg/kg): D1: lyophilized; D2: nonpolar fraction; and D3: polar fraction. These extracts were given to mice throughout the experiment by oral gavage. On treatment day 28, the mice were sacrificed for plasma collection. Con: control. Differences between the groups were assessed by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by Bonferroni’s multiple comparison test, where .