Table 5. Functional categories and corresponding DEGs in high androstenone testis tissues.

Function	Number of genes	p-value*	Genes
Molecular transport	9	1.00E-05 to 4.96E-02	HBB, HBD, HBA1/HBA2, CYP4A11, EDN1, MARCO, AMN, CD44, CD5
Small molecule biochemistry	12	1.00E-05 to 4.95E-02	HBB, HBD, ARG2, HBA1/HBA2,CYP4B1, MX1, CYTL1, CYP4A11, MARCO, MSMO1, DSP
Amino acid metabolism	4	3.80E-04 to 3.48E-02	ARG2, EDN1, HAL, FRK
Embryonic development	4	6.80E-04 to 4.40E-02	HBB, HBD, CYTL1, EDN1
Carbohydrate metabolism	3	7.54E-04 to 4.96E-02	CD244, EDN, CYTL1
Lipid metabolism	7	7.54E-04 to 4.96E-02	CD244, EDN1, CYP4A11, HBB, MARCO, MSMO1, DSP
Reproductive system development and function	2	1.95E-03 to 4.96E-02	NQO1, TNC
Protein synthesis	3	1.03E-02 to 2.70E-02	HBA1/HBA2, HBB, ADAMTS4
Energy production	2	1.64E-03 to 2.43E-02	EDN1, MARCO
Vitamin and mineral metabolism	3	1.50E-02 to 2.37E-02	EDN1, CD244, CD5

^*Numbers in the p-value column showed a range of p-values for the genes from each category.