Table 3. Mean and standard deviations of morphologically normal spermatozoids (%) of Wistar rats submitted or not to testicular heat shock and treated or not with 100 mg/kg of green tea extract at different times.
| Days | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROUP | D15 | D30 | D60 | Overall mean |
| G1 | 91.50±4.88aA | 85.99±8.05aA | 67.78±3.54bA | 81.76A |
| G2 | 52.53±26.67aB | 35.42±27.70aAB | 67.29±2.68aA | 51.75B |
| G3 | 88.88±3.86aA | 88.88±5.94aA | 72.95±8.18bA | 83.57A |
| G4 | 51.88±13.55aB | 8.22±7.09bB | 55.91±16.88aA | 38.67C |
| Overall mean | 71.19a | 54.63b | 65.98a | |
Different lowercase letters on the lines and different capital letters in the columns show significant differences (P<0.05) between the times and groups, respectively. G1: not stressed and untreated; G2: stressed and untreated; G3: not stressed and treated; G4: stressed and treated.