From: Vitamin C partially attenuates male reproductive deficits in hyperglycemic rats
Normoglycemic (n = 10) | Hyperglycemic (n = 10) | Hyperglycemic + vitamin C (n = 9) | |
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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 |