Research Article
Effect of Cycas pectinata Seed Extract on Testicular Steroidogenesis in a Mouse Model
Figure 8
Localization and expression of StAR in the testis after CPE treatment. The moderate immunostaining of StAR showed in the Leydig cells of 400 mg/kg (c) CPE-treated testis, whereas control and 100 mg/kg group showed mild immunostaining (a, b). The negative control section showed no immunostaining of StAR (d). The quantification StAR stained area showed a significant () increase in the staining area in the 400 mg/kg-treated group compared to the control (e). The western blot analysis of StAR showed a significant () increased in the 400 mg/kg CPE-treated group compared to the control and 100 mg/kg-treated groups (g, f). Data are expressed as . Different alphabet letters above the bar graph indicate statistically significant differences between groups.
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