Table 4 Sperm parameters (numbers and morphology) of 90-day-old adult male rats
From: In utero protein restriction causes growth delay and alters sperm parameters in adult male rats
Parameters | HC Group (n = 10) | SC Group (n = 10) |
|---|---|---|
Sperm counts in the testis | ||
Spermatid number (×106) | 140.30 ± 5.61* | 168.77 ± 8.98 |
Spermatid number/g organ (×106/g) | 116.28 ± 4.31 | 133.22 ± 8.04 |
DSP (×106/testis/day) | 23.05 ± 0.92* | 27.66 ± 1.47 |
rDSP (×106/day/g) | 19.11 ± 0.73 | 21.83 ± 1.32 |
Sperm counts in the epididymis Caput/Corpus | ||
Sperm number (×106) | 113.95 ± 6.50 | 123.98 ± 7.34 |
Sperm number/g organ (×106/g) | 386.00 ± 14.35 | 386.08 ± 17.66 |
Sperm transit time (days) | 4.96 ± 0.32 | 4.56 ± 0.31 |
Cauda | ||
Sperm number (×106) | 140.09 ± 8.62* | 182.12 ± 4.47 |
Sperm number/g organ (×106/g) | 895.93 ± 38.38* | 1091.50 ± 44.84 |
Sperm transit time (days) | 6.12 ± 0.35 | 6.70 ± 0.32 |
Sperm morphology | ||
1 Normal shaped sperm (%) | 94 [92.25 - 94.87]* | 96.25 [95.62 - 96.87] |
1Sperm with cytoplasmatic droplet (%) | 70.25 [64.50 - 79.37]* | 45.75 [37.13 - 54.87] |