Serum biochemical characteristics

Control (n = 8)

Essential oil doses (μl/kg body weight)

p value

50 (n = 8)

100 (n = 8)

150 (n = 8)

Total proteins (g/dl)

3.28 ± 0.19^b

3.76 ± 0.35^a

3.89 ± 0.09^a

3.68 ± 0.48^a

0.01

Total globulins (g/dl)

1.07 ± 0.08^a

1.29 ± 0.22^a

1.18 ± 0.07^a

1.19 ± 0.16^a

0.26

LH (mIU/ml)

3.50 ± 0.55^c

3.93 ± 0.45^bc

4.10 ± 0.36^ab

4.58 ± 0.38^a

0.00

FSH (mIU/ml)

18.86 ± 2.12^b

19.43 ± 1.27^b

28.00 ± 1.73^a

27.14 ± 1.21^a

0.00

Oestradiol (ng/ml)

61.17 ± 12.67^c

74.50 ± 14.61^bc

80.17 ± 17.89^b

96.33 ± 4.13^a

0.00