Research Article
Chrysin Administration Protects against Oxidative Damage in Varicocele-Induced Adult Rats
Table 2
Adult male rats spermatic parameters.
| Parameters | Experimental groups | Sham () | V1 () | V2 () |
| Sperm count in the testis | | | | Daily sperm production (×106/testis/day) | 45.79 ± 1.38 | 39.93 ± 0.67 | 42.64 ± 1.73 | Relative daily sperm production (×106/testis/g/day) | 27.78 ± 0.63 | 28.21 ± 0.75 | 25.96 ± 1.47 | Sperm count in the epididymis | | | | Caput/corpus | | | | Sperm number (×106/organ) | 197.4 ± 9.77 | 188.6 ± 4.42 | 207.2 ± 5.37 | Relative sperm number (×106/g/organ) | 465.4 ± 24.10 | 500.3 ± 13.43 | 463 ± 28.09 | Sperm transit time (days) | 4.25 ± 0.27 | 4.62 ± 0.13 | 4.89 ± 0.16 | Cauda | | | | Sperm number (×106/organ) | 396.0 ± 30.45 | 357.6 ± 18.11 | 382.8 ± 18.91 | Relative sperm number (×106/g/organ) | 1458 ± 70.61 | 1447 ± 52.32 | 1451 ± 50.07 | Sperm transit time (days) | 6.69 ± 0.21 | 6.64 ± 0.25 | 6.96 ± 0.22 |
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Values are expressed as mean ± SEM, . ANOVA followed by Tukey’s test.
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