Vitamin C partially attenuates male reproductive deficits in hyperglycemic rats

Table 5 Sperm morphology

Groups	Normoglycemic (n = 10)	Hyperglycemic (n = 10)	Hyperglycemic + vitamin C (n = 9)
Head isolated	4.70 ± 0.52 ^a	20.00 ± 3.60 ^b	14.00 ± 2.60 ^ab
Head without curvature	1.40 ± 0.30 ^a	3.80 ± 0.73 ^b	1.30 ± 0.36 ^a
Tail isolated	2.30 ± 0.65 ^a	11.00 ± 3.06 ^b	7.71 ± 1.15 ^ab
Normal sperm	91.30 ± 1.03 ^a	65.30 ± 5.05 ^b	77.30 ± 2.24 ^b

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.

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