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. 2018 Sep 4;13:5059–5073. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S172906

Figure 9.

Figure 9

Sperm morphology of STZ-induced diabetic rats after 42 days fed Nano-PAC.

Notes: Light microscopy of sperm in each group (200×): (A) Con, (B) DM, (C) Nano-PAC5, and (D) Met. The white arrow represents abnormal sperm. Abbreviations: STZ, streptozotocin; Nano-PAC, PAC encapsulated in silica–chitosan nanoparticles; Con, control; DM, diabetes mellitus; Nano-PAC5, diabetes+20 mg/kg per day Nano-PAC; Met, diabetes+300 mg/kg per day metformin; PAC, petri dish-cultured Antrodia cinnamomea.