Research Article

Effects of Fagonia indica on Letrozole-Induced Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) in Young Adult Female Rats

Table 1

Experimental design.

GroupsTreatment

Group I (vehicle control)Aqueous solution of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC 0.5%)
Group II (PCOS/disease control)Letrozole (1 mg/kg b.w.) dissolved in 0.5% carboxymethyl cellulose
Group III (metformin/standard)Metformin (20 mg/kg b.w.) to letrozole-induced PCOS rats
Group IV (Fagonia extract)F. indica (500 mg/kg b.w.) to letrozole-induced PCOS rats
Group V (Fagonia + metformin)F. indica (500 mg/kg b.w.) + metformin (20 mg/kg b.w.) to letrozole-induced PCOS rats