Table 1. Changes in the weight of the body, adrenal glands, liver, and kidney by FO, testosterone and 17-α estradiol in immature male and female rats

Groups Saline FO 100 FO 200 TP EE
Male
 BW (g) 70.7 ± 10.5 64.8 ± 7.3 74.3 ± 7.2 64.5 ± 12.4 -
 Adrenal glands/BW (mg/g) 0.216 ± 0.028 0.216 ± 0.031 0.224 ± 0.032 0.299 ± 0.073* -
 Liver/BW (mg/g) 59.5 ± 8.9 60.1 ± 4.0 62.8 ± 4.8 60.2 ± 4.5 -
 Kidney/BW (mg/g) 8.31 ± 0.79 8.71 ± 0.98 8.75 ± 0.91 9.01 ± 1.18 -
Female
 BW (g) 28.3 ± 3.7 28.3 ± 4.8 28.8 ± 4.1 - 31.7 ± 5.0
 Adrenal glands/BW (mg/g) 0.330 ± 0.056 0.357 ± 0.087 0.351 ± 0.066 - 0.364 ± 0.061
 Liver/BW (mg/g) 42.6 ± 8.5 53.4 ± 9.8 44.6 ± 11.6 - 52.4 ± 3.3
 Kidney/BW (mg/g) 9.95 ± 0.96 9.28 ± 2.20 9.57 ± 1.31 - 8.27 ± 1.85
Data are represented as mean ± standard deviation.
The statistical analyses were conducted by Kruskal-Wallis, multiple comparisons were performed using Mann-Whitney U-test as a post-hoc test between groups.
p < 0.05 compared to the saline group.
FO 100, 100 mg/kg of fermented oyster extracts-administered group; FO 200, 200 mg/kg of fermented oyster extracts-administered group; TP, testosterone propionate; 4.0 mg/kg of testosterone propionate-injected group; EE, ethynyl estradiol, 1.0 μg of 17α-estradiol-administered group; BW, body weight.