Phyllanthus muellerianus (Euphorbiaceae) Restores Ovarian Functions in Letrozole-Induced Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Rats

Figure 4

Effects of clomiphene citrate, metformin, aqueous and methanolic extracts of P. mullerianus on malondialdehyde (a), catalase (b), total peroxidase (c) and superoxide dismutase (d) levels after 7 and 14 days of treatment. Values are means ± SEM, number of animals per group = 6. DW: distilled water; CC: clomiphene citrate; Met: metformin; AE: aqueous extract; ME: methanolic extract; p<0.05; p<0.05: significantly different compared with control. ^#p<0.05; ^##p<0.01; ^###p<0.001: significantly different compared with PCOS group. P <0.05; P <0.001: significantly different compared with metformin group.

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