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Table 3 Epididymal and testicular sperm parameters from control and MSG groups

From: Glutamate-induced obesity leads to decreased sperm reserves and acceleration of transit time in the epididymis of adult male rats

Groups

Control (n = 9)

MSG (n = 9)

Daily sperm production (x 106/testis/day)

43.13 ± 1.62

21.90 ± 1.24*

Daily sperm production (x 106/g of testis/day)

27.30 ± 0.81

26.87 ± 1.81

Sperm count in the testis (x 106/organ)

263.00 ± 10.00

134.70 ± 8.00*

Relative sperm count in the testis (x 106/g of organ)

166.50 ± 5.00

163.83 ± 11.10

Sperm count in the caput/corpus epididymis (x 106/organ)

172.15 ± 5.60

76.43 ± 5.60*

Relative sperm count in the caput/corpus epididymis (x 106/g of organ)

516.01 ± 20.24

382.56 ± 18.00*

Sperm count in the cauda epididymis (x 106/g)

335.16 ± 11.85

126.13 ± 22.12*

Relative sperm count in the cauda epididymis (x 106/g of organ)

1122.00 ± 27.27

861.16 ± 42.34*

Sperm transit time in the caput/corpus (days)

4.00 ± 0.09

3.51 ± 0.23

Sperm transit time in the cauda (days)

7.90 ± 0.46

5.70 ± 0.84*

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SEM. * p < 0.05 (Student’s t-test).