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Table 1 Results of serum biochemical investigations in the studied rats at 12 weeksa

From: Stereological assessment of the effects of vitamin D deficiency on the rat testis

Group (n)

Ca

(mg/dL)

P

(mg/dL)

25OHD3

(ng/mL)

1,25(OH)2D3

(pg/mL)

LH

(mIU/mL)

FSH

(mIU/mL)

Testosterone

(ng/mL)

1 (Standard diet)

9.8 ± 0.6

5.8 ± 0.8

32.9 ± 4.7a

25.6 ± 5.6a

0.16 ± 0.05

1.12 ± 2.7

1.96 ± 0.6ac

2 (VDD)b

9.5 ± 0.2

6.2 ± 0.6

7.6 ± 1.9c**

17 ± 7.3b*

0.46 ± 0.3

3.2 ± 4.5

0.19 ± 0.06b*

3 (VDD + Paricalcitol)

9.6 ± 0.7

6 ± 0.6

4.6 ± 2.3d**

14 ± 4b**

0.34 ± 0.2

1.04 ± 2.4

0.15 ± 0.04b*

4 (Standard diet + Paricalcitol)

9.7 ± 0.9

6 ± 1.2

19.7 ± 4.5b*

19.6 ± 7.5ab

0.41 ± 0.3

0.19 ± 0.1

1.2 ± 0.6bc

  1. Means followed by a common small letter superscript are not significantly different and means followed by a different small letter superscript are significantly different, * < 0.005, as compared to group 1 (controls), ** < 0.0005, as compared to group 1 (controls)
  2. aValues in the table are means ± SD, n = 9 per group
  3. bVitamin-D deficient diet