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. 2021 May 18;2:192–201. doi: 10.1016/j.crtox.2021.05.001

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)



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

a

Values reported for Day 91

b

n = 9