Table 2. Sperm production in animals exposed to silver nanoparticles (AgNPs).
| Sperm production | AgNPs (μg kg–1) |
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| 0 | 1.875 | 3.75 | 7.5 | 15 | |
| Total | |||||
| ×106 per testis | 97.1 ± 3.5 | 98.3 ± 8.5 | 92.7 ± 8.3 | 98.1 ± 10.0 | 99.4 ± 7.2 |
| ×106 per g testis | 69.0 ± 2.9 | 70.4 ± 6.0 | 64.8 ± 5.9 | 69.8 ± 7.5 | 65.6 ± 5.4 |
| Daily | |||||
| ×106 per testis | 15.9 ± 0.5 | 16.1 ± 1.4 | 15.2 ± 1.3 | 16.1 ± 1.6 | 16.3 ± 1.1 |
| ×106 per g testis | 11.3 ± 0.4 | 11.5 ± 0.9 | 10.6 ± 0.9 | 11.4 ± 1.2 | 10.8 ± 0.8 |