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. 2020 Feb 26;7:37. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00037

Table 1.

Effects of heat stress on reproductive organ weight in male guinea pig.

Relative weight of genital organs (g/100 g bw) Levels of temperature (°C) p-value
20–25
n = 12
32 ± 1
n = 12
39 ± 1
n = 12
46 ± 1
n = 12
Testis 0.44 ± 0.03a 0.34 ± 0.09b 0.36 ± 0.04b 0.23 ± 0.04c <0.001
Epididymis 0.09 ± 0.01a 0.08 ± 0.019a 0.08 ± 0.01a 0.06 ± 0.01b <0.001
Vas deferens 0.50 ± 0.124a 0.24 ± 0.071b 0.31 ± 0.08b 0.25 ± 0.04b <0.001
Accessory glands 0.05 ± 0.014a 0.03 ± 0.01ab 0.04 ± 0.01ab 0.01 ± 0.01b <0.05
a, b, c

Within the same row, values with the same letters are not significantly (p > 0.05) different. bw: body weight. p: probability; n: number of cavies.