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Table 1 Body weight and plasma E2 level in Experiments 1 and 2

From: Influence of exogenous and endogenous estrogen on thermoregulatory responses to mild heat and the interaction with light and dark phases

 

Group

Initial body weight, g

Final body weight, g

Plasma E2 level, pg ml−1

Light phase

Dark phase

Light phase

Dark phase

Light phase

Dark phase

Experiment 1

OVX

240 ± 20

254 ± 23

262 ± 17

273 ± 21

47 ± 6

53 ± 4

OVX + E2

228 ± 9

252 ± 32

244 ± 13

258 ± 21

142 ± 25*

159 ± 31*

Experiment 2

D

234 ± 40

224 ± 7

242 ± 26

240 ± 6

47 ± 6

43 ± 12

P

250 ± 24

256 ± 26

254 ± 10

261 ± 16

125 ± 29

119 ± 6

  1. Data are presented as means ± standard error
  2. OVX, ovariectomized; E2, estradiol; D, control rats in the diestrus phase; P, control rats in the proestrus phase
  3. * Significant difference between the OVX and OVX + E2 groups (P < 0.05)
  4. Significant difference between the D and P groups (P < 0.05)
  5. Significant difference from the initial body weight (P < 0.05)