Research Article

Testicular Metabolic Reprogramming in Neonatal Streptozotocin-Induced Type 2 Diabetic Rats Impairs Glycolytic Flux and Promotes Glycogen Synthesis

Table 4

Epididymal sperm concentration, motility, viability, and morphology in animals from the control (CTR) and T2DM group.

Sperm parametersCTRT2DM

Concentration (×107 cell·mL−1)4.10 ± 0.404.70 ± 0.40
Motility (%)78.20 ± 0.9073.20 ± 1.00
Viability (%)74.00 ± 2.0051.00 ± 1.00
Morphology (% abnormal spermatozoa)38.00 ± 3.0049.00 ± 3.00

Legend: CTR: control; T2DM: type 2 diabetes mellitus. Results are expressed as mean ± SEM ( for each condition). Significantly different relative to control ().