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Table 3 Body and organ weight and sperm parameters of the F1 offspring at 21 weeks of age

From: Effects of maternal inhalation of carbon black nanoparticles on reproductive and fertility parameters in a four-generation study of male mice

 

First Generation (F1)

Control

Low

High

Body weight (g)

47.2 ± 5.8

47.5 ± 4.3

48.2 ± 5.02

Absolute left testes weight (mg)

107.6 ± 5.8

109.3 ± 7.3

104.9 ± 9.4

Relative testes weight (%)

0.2 ± 0.03

0.2 ± 0.02

0.2 ± 0.04

Absolute left epididymes weight (mg)

49.0 ± 3.1

48.7 ± 4.8

47.9 ± 8.3

Relative epididymes weight (%)

0.1 ± 0.02

0.1 ± 0.01

0.1 ± 0.02

Total epididymal sperm counts (× 106)

33.6 ± 8.9

33.5 ± 8.1

34.0 ± 6.8

Total motility (%)

72.0 ± 12.8

72.2 ± 18.8

59.4 ± 12.9

Progressive motility (%)

21.1 ± 7.1

25.3 ± 7.7

21.1 ± 5.6

  1. Data displayed as mean ± SD (n = 11–12)