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. 2007 Jun;170(6):2077–2088. doi: 10.2353/ajpath.2007.061002

Table 1.

Sperm Findings in Normal, ASMKO^+/−, and ASMKO^−/− Mice

	Normal*	ASMKO^+/−*	ASMKO^−/−*
Testis sperm number (×10⁶)	39.6 ± 8.7	32.0 ± 7.9	39.1 ± 7.6
Epididymal sperm number (×10⁶)	20.1 ± 4.4	18.6 ± 11.3	17.6 ± 10.8
Morphology (%)
Straight^†	87.4 ± 3.3	69.2 ± 2.4	35.4 ± 6.0
Bent^†	1.8 ± 0.6	6.2 ± 5.2	19.3 ± 4.6
Hairpin^†	1.1 ± 0.5	12 ± 4.2	31.3 ± 6.1
Other	9.7 ± 2.7	12.7 ± 3.4	13.9 ± 4.9

^*

Values represent means or percentage means ± SD.

^†

P < 0.001 when comparing normal to ASMKO^+/− or ASMKO^−/−.