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Table 2 Reproductive organs and body weights

From: Vitamin C partially attenuates male reproductive deficits in hyperglycemic rats

 

Normoglycemic

(n = 10)

Hyperglycemic

(n = 10)

Hyperglycemic + vitamin C

(n = 9)

Initial BW (g)

366.00 ± 7.75 a

365.00 ± 5.80 a

366.80 ± 11.26 a

Final BW (g)

417.40 ± 9.02 a

303.40 ± 9.80 b

303.44 ± 7.27 b

Testis (g)

Testis (g/100 g)

1.80 ± 0.05 a

0.43 ± 0.01 a

1.64 ± 0.05 a

0.54 ± 0.01 b

1.63 ± 0.06 a

0.54 ± 0.01b

Epididymis (mg)

Epididymis (mg/100 g)

569.84 ± 13.33 a

137.00 ± 3.70 a

417.80 ± 26.37 b

137.00 ± 6.11 a

436.11 ± 20.90 b

143.32 ± 4.60 a

Seminal vesicle full (g)

Seminal vesicle full (g/100 g)

1.37 ± 0.07 a

0.32 ± 0.02 a

0.54 ± 0.12 b

0.14 ± 0.02 b

0.58 ± 0.10 b

0.15 ± 0.04 b

Ventral prostate (mg)

Ventral prostate (mg/100 g)

418.91 ± 18.50 a

97.61 ± 4.80 a

198.87 ± 19.62 b

64.82 ± 5.65 b

239.38 ± 26.64 b

77.81 ± 7.31 ab

  1. Values expressed as Mean ± SEM. a, b Different letters indicate groups that differ statistically (p < 0.05). ANOVA test, with the post hoc Tukey test.