Comparative Effects of Er-Xian Decoction, Epimedium Herbs, and Icariin with Estrogen on Bone and Reproductive Tissue in Ovariectomized Rats

Table 3

Quantitative data of histological feature in uterus, mammary gland and vagina.

Groups	Sham	OVX	NYL	ICA	EBH	EXD
Uterus thickness (μM)	361.27 ± 38.78***	202.16 ± 16.04	377.41 ± 47.17***	220.31 ± 27.22	248.41 ± 37.35*	253.19 ± 32.23*
Uterus endometrial thickness (μM)	259.15 ± 43.41***	111.42 ± 19.26	290.83 ± 47.11***	128.82 ± 28.17	143.35 ± 41.27	148.45 ± 37.30
Uterus endometrial glands numbers	25.73 ± 2.62***	10.39 ± 1.62	32.14 ± 5.41***	15.83 ± 2.42*	13.14 ± 2.32	16.38 ± 2.71*
Uterus luminal epithelium thickness (μM)	10.62 ± 1.73**	3.94 ± 0.73	9.37 ± 1.92**	3.44 ± 0.61	4.94 ± 0.63	5.25 ± 0.74
Vaginal epithelium cell layers	7.11 ± 2.64***	1.52 ± 0.63	10.28 ± 3.12***	2.09 ± 0.91	2.64 ± 0.72	1.67 ± 0.65
Vaginal epithelium thickness (μM)	23.63 ± 0.81***	4.24 ± 0.41	26.17 ± 1.14***	5.31 ± 0.30	6.12 ± 0.64	4.54 ± 0.83
Mammary gland epithelium thickness (μM)	3.63 ± 0.34**	1.25 ± 0.15	4.64 ± 0.44**	1.14 ± 0.12	1.52 ± 0.21	1.51 ± 0.20

The data represent the mean ± standard deviation (𝑛=8), *P< 0.05, **P < 0.01 compared with OVX group.