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Table 3 Absolute and relative organs weight in rats from SD and HFD groups

From: Diet-induced obesity in rats leads to a decrease in sperm motility

 

15 weeks

30 weeks

45 weeks

 

SD

HFD

SD

HFD

SD

HFD

Absolute organs weight

      

Testis (g)

1.88 ± 0.04Aa

1.82 ± 0.06Aa

1.74 ± 0.11Aa

1.91 ± 0.06Aa

1.94 ± 0.05Aa

2.12 ± 0.11Aa

Epididymis (mg)

666.73 ± 14.77 Aa

671.69 ± 14.87 Aa

629.33 ± 34.61 Aa

668.55 ± 18.35 Aa

646.45 ± 14.75 Aa

683.78 ± 40.45 Aa

Vas deferens (mg)

99.73 ± 2.81Aa

98.41 ± 6.29Aa

116.17 ± 4.97Aa

114.00 ± 5.52Aa

119.73 ± 4.14Ba

130.11 ± 3.71Ba

Ventral prostate (mg)

478.91 ± 43.43ABa

542.54 ± 37.14ABa

588.75 ± 29.11Aa

556.55 ± 32.37Aa

418.18 ± 39.68Ba

417.89 ± 32.18Ba

Seminal vesicle full (g)

1.24 ± 0.08Aa

1.37 ± 0.09Aa

1.36 ± 0.09Aa

1.48 ± 0.07Aa

1.46 ± 0.07Aa

1.59 ± 0.07Aa

Seminal vesicle empty (mg)

578.36 ± 38.34Aa

658.62 ± 30.83Aa

728.83 ± 59.15Ba

745.00 ± 34.09Aa

703.73 ± 33.48ABa

680.89 ± 43.02Aa

Relative organs weight

      

Testis (g/100 g)

0.40 ± 0.01Aa

0.36 ± 0.01Aa

0.34 ± 0.02Ba

0.33 ± 0.01Aa

0.34 ± 0.01Ba

0.32 ± 0.02Aa

Epididymis (mg/100 g)

141.44 ± 3.41Aa

133.93 ± 3.03Aa

121.46 ± 5.48Ba

115.52 ± 4.93Ba

114.21 ± 2.90Ba

107.49 ± 8.21Ba

Vas deferens (mg/100 g)

21.16 ± 0.62Aa

19.68 ± 1.25Aa

21.97 ± 0.98Aa

19.59 ± 0.86Aa

21.23 ± 0.96Aa

20.37 ± 0.97Aa

Ventral prostate (mg/100 g)

101.90 ± 9.58Aa

107.74 ± 7.01Aa

111.11 ± 5.43Aa

96.49 ± 6.76Aa

74.30 ± 7.54Ba

65.72 ± 6.09Ba

Seminal vesicle full (g/100 g)

0.26 ± 0.02Aa

0.27 ± 0.02Aa

0.26 ± 0.02Aa

0.26 ± 0.01Aa

0.26 ± 0.01Aa

0.25 ± 0.01Aa

Seminal vesicle empty (mg/100 g)

122.55 ± 7.92Aa

130.96 ± 5.28Aa

140.21 ± 11.65Aa

127.93 ± 5.87Aa

123.90 ± 5.06Aa

105.85 ± 6.34Aa

N

11

13

12

11

11

9

  1. Data expressed as means ± SEM. The capital letters refer to comparison between times, while lower case letters refer to the comparison between SD and HFD groups. Different letters indicate a significant difference (p < 0.05, Two-Way ANOVA, post hoc Tukey Test)