CTR	control
VC	varicocele
SC	Schisandra chinensis
LH	luteinizing hormone
FSH	follicle stimulating hormone
WBC	white blood cell
RBC	red blood cell
Hb	hemoglobin
Hct	hematocrit
AST	aspartate aminotransferase
ALT	alanine aminotransferase
p.o.	per oral
ANOVA	analysis of variance
SEM	standard error of the mean
ER	Endoplasmic reticulum
ROS/RNS	Reactive oxygen species/reactive nitrogen species
MDA	Malondialdehyde
SOD	Superoxide dismutase
GPx	Glutathione peroxidase
IL-6	Interleukin-6
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-α
GRP-78	Glucose-regulated protein-78
p-JNK	Phosphorylated c-Jun-N-terminal kinase
p-IRE1α	Phosphorylated Inositol-Requiring Transmembrane Kinase/Endoribonuclease 1α
JNK	C-jun-N-terminal kinase
Bax	BCL 2 associated X protein
Bcl-2	B-cell lymphoma 2
StAR	Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein.