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Table 2. Changes in the levels of sex hormones after exposure of different doses of daidzein to juvenile rats for 90 days

Group (n = 8)^*	Testosterone (ng/mL)	Luteinizing hormone (ng/mL)	Follicle-stimulating hormone (ng/mL)

Controls	2.59 ± 0.19	3.23 ± 0.06	3.13 ± 0.40
Daidzein 2 mg	2.34 ± 0.26	3.20 ± 0.16	2.55 ± 0.36
Daidzein 20 mg	1.68 ± 0.11 ${dagger}$	3.09 ± 0.14	2.47 ± 0.20
Daidzein 100 mg	1.60 ± 0.12 ${dagger}$	2.87 ± 0.13	2.53 ± 0.30
Diethylstilbestrol 0.1 mg	0.58 ± 0.27 ${ddagger}$	2.83 ± 0.10 ${dagger}$	1.91 ± 0.24 ${dagger}$

*Values are means ± SE.
${dagger}$ P < .05 compared with controls.
${ddagger}$ P < .05 compared with the 20-mg or 100-mg daidzein group.