Table 4 Concentrations of serum reproductive hormones in Chinese mini-pig boars fed soy isoflavones or diethylstilbestrol

Control

0 (C)

0.67 ± 0.01^ab

3.92 ± 0 .44^a

2.80 ± 0.15

848 ± 50^b

350 ± 46^b

0.32 ± 0.28

Soy isoflavones (ppm)

125 (L)

0.64 ± 0.03^ab

3.81 ± 0.44^a

3.13 ±0 .25

920 ± 110^b

187 ± 32^c

0.60 ± 0.33

250 (M)

0.72 ± 0.02^a

3.54 ± 0.48^ab

3.73 ± 0.47

1288 ± 84^a

133 ± 18^c

0.84 ± 0.25

500 (H)

0.59 ± 0.03^b

2.28 ± 0.27^b

3.51 ± 0.51

392 ± 2 2^c

578 ± 34^a

0.57 ± 0.28

Diethylstilbestrol

0.5

0.66 ± 0.03^ab

3.00 ± 0.43^ab

3.49 ± 0.39

700 ± 75^b

368 ± 45^b

0.24 ± 0.17