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. 2016 Dec 15;6:39238. doi: 10.1038/srep39238

Table 3. Quantitative analysis of sperm quality from mice treated with MC-LR.

Groups Epididymidal sperm concentration (×106 mL−1) Sperm motility (%) Sperm abnormality (%)
0 μg/(kg day) (n = 10) 21.65 ± 3.45 62.54 ± 8.82 8.26 ± 0.88
7.5 μg/(kg day) (n = 10) 17.22 ± 2.24*a 50.48 ± 6.26*a 13.68 ± 2.12*a
15 μg/(kg day) (n = 10) 14.18 ± 1.26*b 34.26 ± 4.18*b 18.88 ± 2.68*b
30 μg/(kg day) (n = 10) 10.56 ± 1.42*c 25.16 ± 4.22*c 26.26 ± 4.22*c

Data are shown as mean ± SD. Superscript letters (a–c) denote variances that are significantly different from each group (P < 0.05). *Response that is significantly different from the control (P < 0.05).