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Table 3 Effect of EGCG on sperm count and weight of the epididymis caput and epididymis cauda in SD rats

From: Effect of epigallocatechin gallate on aluminum chloride-induced changes in behavior, biochemical parameters, and spermatogenesis of Sprague-Dawley rats

 

Epididymal sperm count (× 106/mL)

Weight of the epididymis caput/corpus (g)

Weight of the epididymis cauda (g)

Control

17.17 ± 1.58

0. 73 ± 0.01

0.48 ± 0.02

AlCl3

10.33 ± 0.95*

0.65 ± 0.04

0.39 ± 0.02

Vitamin C

16.67 ± 1.26

0.70 ± 0.02

0.46 ± 0.02

EGCG

16.50 ± 1.52

0.72 ± 0.01

0.47 ± 0.02

AlCl3 + vitamin C

13.67 ± 1.38

0.71 ± 0.01

0.46 ± 0.03

AlCl3 + EGCG

11.67 ± 1.12

0.67 ± 0.01

0.47 ± 0.01

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 6). *P < 0.05 compared with control (one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s post-hoc test)