Effects of thymoquinone or capsaicin on Serum follicle
stimulating hormone (FSH) level in acrylamide challenged rats
Challenging animals with acrylamide dramatically decreased serum FSH
level by about 66% compared to control rats. Concomitant administration
of either TQ or capsaicin resulted in marked increases in serum FSH
levels amounted to 176% and 116%, respectively compared to animals
that received acrylamide alone. Further, combination of TQ with
acrylamide elevated the serum FSH level by about 28% compared to the
group administered capsaicin and acrylamide (Table 2 ).