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. 2020 Feb 10;47(1):20–33. doi: 10.5653/cerm.2020.00388

Table 1.

Comparison of male reproductive organ weight among C-T1DM, T1DM, C-T2DM, and T2DM mice

Parameter 36 Day
72 Day
C-T1DM T1DM C-T2DM T2DM C-T1DM T1DM C-T2DM T2DM
Testis
Absolute weight (g) 0.096 ± 0.003 0.083 ± 0.007a) 0.103 ± 0.004 0.084 ± 0.012a) 0.110 ± 0.004 0.084 ± 0.005a) 0.108 ± 0.003 0.091 ± 0.005a)
Relative weight (g/100g) 0.395 ± 0.012 0.442 ± 0.037 0.399 ± 0.017 0.410 ± 0.060 0.349 ± 0.013 0.422 ± 0.026 0.322 ± 0.007 0.338 ± 0.017
Epididymis plus vas deferens
Absolute weight (g) 0.043 ± 0.003 0.031 ± 0.004a) 0.050 ± 0.008 0.039 ± 0.009 0.051 ± 0.004 0.031 ± 0.005a,b) 0.049 ± 0.001 0.046 ± 0.005a,b)
Relative weight (g/100g) 0.177 ± 0.012 0.163 ± 0.023 0.194 ± 0.029 0.188 ± 0.042 0.162 ± 0.012 0.158 ± 0.023 0.145 ± 0.004 0.170 ± 0.019
Seminal vesicle plus prostate gland
Absolute weight (g) 0.274 ± 0.032 0.106 ± 0.023a) 0.318 ± 0.002 0.167 ± 0.044a) 0.375 ± 0.017 0.083 ± 0.026a,b) 0.354 ± 0.035 0.266 ± 0.011a,c)
Relative weight (g/100g) 1.125 ± 0.131 0.565 ± 0.120a) 1.229 ± 0.009 0.814 ± 0.215a) 1.185 ± 0.055 0.419 ± 0.131a,b) 1.052 ± 0.104 0.991 ± 0.039c)

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation (n=7).

C-T1DM, type 1 diabetes mellitus control; T1DM, type 1 DM; C-T2DM, type 2 DM control; T2DM, type 2 DM.

Statistically significant compared to a)the controls (p<0.05); b)the T2DM group (p<0.05); c)the T1DM group (p<0.05).