Table 5.
Meana (±SD) sperm motility, epididymal count, homogenization-resistant sperm count and percent abnormal sperm in male Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 10) fed β-ionone epoxide in the diet for 90 days.
Nominal Dose Level (mg/kg bw/day) |
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0 | 20 | 40 | 80b | |
Sperm motility (%) | 94 ± 5 | 95 ± 3 | 91 ± 14 | 96 ± 2 |
Epididymal count (106 sperm/g) | 1200 ± 188 | 1191 ± 337 | 1129 ± 200 | 1213 ± 262 |
HRS count (106 sperm/g) | 114 ± 30 | 101 ± 21 | 112 ± 26 | 122 ± 19 |
Sperm morphology | ||||
(% abnormal) | 1.4 ± 0.6 | 1.2 ± 0.3 | 1.5 ± 0.8 | 1.7 ± 1.4 |
SD, standard deviation; HRS, homogenization-resistant sperm
Values reported for Day 91
n = 9