Fig. 4

Effects of L. plantarum and inulin on serum and tissue values of testosterone (T). a in Serum levels of testosterone. b Testis levels of testosterone. HC,  Healthy Control; DC,  Diabetic Control; DSh,  Diabetic Sham; DL,  Diabetics treated by L. plantarum; DI,  Diabetics treated by inulin; DLI,  Diabetics treated by L. plantarum and inulin. Data are presented as mean ± SD and calculated by ANOVA and a post hoc Tukey’s test. Values are regarded as significantly different at P < 0.05. * P < 0.05 compared with the HC group