Table 1. Effects of silica nanoparticles on sperm quality and quantity of epididymis in mice (Mean ± S.E.).

	Sperm concentration (×104 mL–1)		Sperm motility rate (%)		Sperm abnormality rate (%)
	45D	75D	45D	75D	45D	75D
Control	128.25 ± 10.53	89.5 ± 11.2	76.31 ± 3.25	53.92 ± 5.25	2.36 ± 0.29	2.03 ± 0.17
Saline	124.0 ± 11.47	99.8 ± 9.59	63.00 ± 5.95	58.92 ± 8.95	1.78 ± 0.10	1.95 ± 0.13
SiNPs	83.80 ± 3.33*	89.0 ± 7.02	33.3 ± 5.49*	40.47 ± 7.01	6.42 ± 0.44*	2.40 ± 0.25