Table 4.
Effect of Betaine (BET) on the reproductive organ weight, the reproductive organ coefficient and the sperm parameters analysis in anxiety model induced by chronic restraint stress (CRS)
| Groups | Testis (mg) |
Cauda Epididymis (mg) |
Testis (%) |
Cauda Epididymis (%) |
Sperm count (106 ml−1) |
Deformity rate (%) |
Viability (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control + NS | 107.89 ± 23.57 | 9.99 ± 2.18 | 0.39 ± 0.08 | 0.04 ± 0.01 | 8.667 ± 0.99 | 16.33 ± 6.41 | 73.56 ± 16.21 |
| CRS + NS | 97.27 ± 9.31 | 9.00 ± 1.29 | 0.39 ± 0.05 | 0.04 ± 0.00 | 4.967 ± 1.27*** | 31.33 ± 7.87* | 33.63 ± 10.03*** |
| CRS + BET | 86.48 ± 36.05 | 10.22 ± 1.23 | 0.34 ± 0.15 | 0.04 ± 0.00 | 6.60 ± 0.58# | 24.33 ± 5.16 | 57.86 ± 1.892## |
*P < 0.05, compared with Control group; **P < 0.01, compared with Control group; ***P<0.001, compared with Control group; #P<0.05, compared with CRS+NS group; ##P<0.01, compared with CRS+NS group. Different symbol indicate significant difference P < 0.05 among groups determined by one-way ANOVA (followed by Bonferroni post hoc test)