Table 3. Quantitative analysis of sperm quality from mice treated with MC-LR.
Groups | Epididymidal sperm concentration (×106 mL−1) | Sperm motility (%) | Sperm abnormality (%) |
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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).