Gastrodia elata Blume Rhizome Aqueous Extract Improves Arterial Thrombosis, Dyslipidemia, and Insulin Response in Testosterone-Deficient Rats

Table 1

Serum testosterone levels and energy metabolism.

	ORX-control	GEB-L	GEB-H	Normal-control
Serum testosterone levels (pg/mL)
Seminal vesicle (mg)
Tail skin temperature (°C)
Final body weight (g)
Body weight gain (g/8 weeks)
Epididymal fat mass (g)
Food intake (g)
Energy expenditure (kcal/kg^0.75/day)
Respiratory quotient
Carbohydrate oxidation (mL/kg^0.75/min)
Fat oxidation (mL/kg^0.75/min)

Orchidectomized (ORX) rats consumed either 1% cellulose (ORX-control), 0.3% GEB (GEB-L), or 1% GEB (GEB-H) in a 43% fat diet for 8 weeks. Sham rats had 1% cellulose (normal-control). Respiratory quotient = CO₂ eliminated/O₂ consumed. At the end of experiment, the parameters were measured and values are presented as mean ± SD. on the same row with different superscripts were significantly different among groups by Tukey’s test at .