Table 3

Table 3. Effect of alcohol and tiger nut on the reproductive hormones of adult male Sprague-Dawley rats.
TREATMENT GROUPS	FSH (mIU/mL)	LH (IU/L)	Testosterone (ng/dL)
CONTROL	533.7±161.4	146.5±24.40	11.45±0.82
TN	317.1±74.23	115.8±29.19	31.21±9.49^α
ALC + LDTN	132.1±17.04^α	97.27±27.94	12.87±2.53^β
ALC + MDTN	319.9±75.87	147.7±40.17	15.77±1.10^β
ALC + HDTN	497.9±116.9	167.1±29.60	18.36±1.54^α
ALC	97.84±10.73^α	23.84±7.57 ^αδε	10.88±0.54^βε

Values are expressed as mean ± Standard Error of Mean (S.E.M). ^α p<0.05 significant when compared to control. ^βp<0.05 significant when compared to TN. ^δp<0.005 significant when compared to ALC + MDTN. ^εp<0.05 significant when compared to ALC + HDTN. TN= Tiger nut alone (1.8 mg/kg body weight of Tiger nut); ALC + LDTN= Alcohol + Low Dose Tiger nut (0.6 mg/kg body weight of Tiger nut); ALC + MDTN= Alcohol + medium dose Tiger nut (1.2 mg/kg body weight); ALC + HDTN= Alcohol + high dose Tiger nut (1.8 mg/kg body weight); ALC= Alcohol alone (1 ml Alcohol three times a week).