Acute Effects of Exogenous Hormone Administration on Postprandial Acylation Stimulating Protein Levels in Ovariectomized Rats after a Fat Load

Table 2

Mean weight and age of rats () and basal ASP (µg/mL) and TG (mmol·mL) levels after hormone treatment.

	Age (weeks)	Weight (g)	ASP (µg/mL)	TG (mmol/L)
Control	10	214.6 ± 4.3	33.7 ± 4.9	0.74 ± .048
Progesterone	10	211.7 ± 4.8	32.3 ± 2.6	0.63 ± .067
Estrogen	10	195.1 ± 3.9	82.9 ± 22.2	0.55 ± .028
Testosterone	10	205.8 ± 6.4	85.2 ± 25.1	0.59 ± .039

One-way ANOVA, followed by post hoc analysis, showed no significant differences in rat weights at the time of OVX and at the day of the experiment. In addition, no significant differences for basal ASP or TG levels were detected before the experiment ().