Research Article

Chrysin Administration Protects against Oxidative Damage in Varicocele-Induced Adult Rats

Table 2

Adult male rats spermatic parameters.

ParametersExperimental groups
Sham ()V1 ()V2 ()

Sperm count in the testis
Daily sperm production (×106/testis/day)45.79 ± 1.3839.93 ± 0.6742.64 ± 1.73
Relative daily sperm production (×106/testis/g/day)27.78 ± 0.6328.21 ± 0.7525.96 ± 1.47
Sperm count in the epididymis
Caput/corpus
 Sperm number (×106/organ)197.4 ± 9.77188.6 ± 4.42207.2 ± 5.37
 Relative sperm number (×106/g/organ)465.4 ± 24.10500.3 ± 13.43463 ± 28.09
 Sperm transit time (days)4.25 ± 0.274.62 ± 0.134.89 ± 0.16
Cauda
 Sperm number (×106/organ)396.0 ± 30.45357.6 ± 18.11382.8 ± 18.91
 Relative sperm number (×106/g/organ)1458 ± 70.611447 ± 52.321451 ± 50.07
 Sperm transit time (days)6.69 ± 0.216.64 ± 0.256.96 ± 0.22

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM, . ANOVA followed by Tukey’s test.