Low dose of flurochloridone affected reproductive system of male rats but not fertility and early embryonic development

Table 1 Reproductive organs and sperm examination of male rats (mean ± SD)

Parameters	Vehicle control n = 25	2 mg/kg n = 25	5 mg/kg n = 25	15 mg/kg n = 25
Testicular weight (g)	3.3545 ± 0.3836	3.2989 ± 0.4934	3.5050 ± 0.2843	3.1803 ± 0.3067
Epididymal weight (g)	1.0619 ± 0.0985	1.0110 ± 0.1356	1.0777 ± 0.0707	0.9779 ± 0.1489
Testicular coefficient (%)	0.75 ± 0.13	0.72 ± 0.10	0.74 ± 0.07	0.68 ± 0.07^*
Epididymal coefficient (%)	0.24 ± 0.04	0.22 ± 0.03	0.23 ± 0.02	0.21 ± 0.03^**
Sperm count (× 10⁸/g)	1.55 ± 0.62	1.67 ± 0.61	1.58 ± 0.50	1.18 ± 0.38
Sperm abnormality rate (%)	0.37 ± 0.43	0.65 ± 0.70	0.95 ± 0.99	1.86 ± 1.65^**
Sperm motility rate (%)	65.64 ± 9.54	66.81 ± 12.91	56.57 ± 15.02	55.13 ± 9.31^**

^*p < 0.05 compared with the vehicle control group
^**p < 0.01 compared with the vehicle control group. Coefficients of organs: (organ weight/body weight) × 100

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