Infertility in WNIN Obese Mutant Rats—Causes?

Table 2

Reproductive accessory organ weights and plasma testosterone levels in WNIN obese male rats (𝑛=6).

Phenotypes	Testis wt. (g)	Sperm count cells/mL	Seminal vesicle. wt. (g)	Epididymal fat wt. (g)	LA muscle wt. (mg)	Testosterone ng/mL
WNIN/Ob Lean (+/+)	2.93 ± 0.13	3354 × 10^6	1.56 ± 0.78	3.13 ± 0.94	161.00 ± 0.02	7.76 ± 2.08
WNIN/Ob Obese (−/−)	2.09 ± 0.06*	4004 × 10^6 !	0.82 ± 0.009*	8.22 ± 1.09*	86.40 ± 0.004*	3.72* ± 1.78
WNIN/GR-Ob Lean (+/+)	3.01 ± 0.12	3968 × 10^6	1.44 ± 0.08	3.53 ± 0.54	224.05 ± 0.82*	8.71 ± 11.33
WNIN/GR-Ob Obese (−/−)	2.55 ± 0.12*	3900 × 10^6 !	0.70 ± 0.008*	7.62 ± 0.29*	78.02 ± 0.008	2.98* ± 2.1

Values are mean ± S.E. *𝑃<0.05 by Student’s 𝑡-test. LA: muscle levator ani muscle. Wt.: weight.