Table 1. Changes in blood hormone levels in different treatment groups at different sampling dates
Treatments |
Sampling day |
T3, ng/ml |
T4, ug/dl |
Cortisol, ug/dl |
A |
-3 |
34.75±4.54 |
27.33±2.29 |
0.58±0.43 |
+3 |
21.75±4.54 |
24.55±2.29 |
2.26±0.43 |
|
B |
-3 |
37.34±4.98 |
28.76±2.50 |
0.67±0.47 |
+3 |
26.20±4.98 |
23.80±2.29 |
1.63±0.43 |
|
C |
-3 |
35.80±4.54 |
26.78±2.29 |
0.66±0.43 |
+3 |
23.82±4.54 |
27.80±2.29 |
0.82±0.43 |
|
D |
-3 |
26.63±4.54 |
23.80±2.29 |
0.28±0.43 |
+3 |
31.33±4.54 |
27.90±2.29 |
0.31±0.43 |
|
Treatment (T) |
A |
28.25±3.21 |
25.94±1.62 |
1.42a±0.31 |
B |
31.26±3.37 |
26.05±1.70 |
1.22b±0.32 |
|
C |
29.81±3.21 |
27.29±1.62 |
0.67c±0.31 |
|
D |
28.98±3.21 |
25.85±1.62 |
0.29c±0.31 |
|
Day (d) |
-3 |
33.47±2.33 |
26.58±1.17 |
0.79±0.22 |
+3 |
25.78±2.27 |
26.01±1.14 |
1.21±0.22 |
|
Sig. level |
T |
NS |
NS |
* |
d |
* |
NS |
* |
|
T x d |
NS |
NS |
* |
Data are mean±SE, T3 (triiodothyronine), T4 (thyroxine), and different superscripts in the same column differ significantly, *p<0.05.