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Table 4 Percentages of normal spermatozoa and of spermatozoa with morphological defects in the acrosome, head, neck, mid-piece or tail region, those having a cytoplasmic droplet and a loose head

From: Pulmonary exposure to carbonaceous nanomaterials and sperm quality

 

Normal (%)

Acrosome (%)

Head (%)

Neck (%)

Mid-piece (%)

Tail (%)

Cytoplasmic droplets (%)

Loose heads (%)

Vehicle control

30.64 ± 10.0

16.7 ± 10.3

3.00 ± 2.5

5.39 ± 2.4

3.07 ± 3.8

33.54 ± 8.2

3.29 ± 4.8

4.32 ± 3.5

Graphene oxide

24.50 ± 13.5

12.17 ± 12.2

2.77 ± 2.7

7.77 ± 7.7

4.83 ± 7.1

39.57 ± 15.2

2.37 ± 2.3

6.03 ± 5.6

Flammruss 101

29.86 ± 8.1

17.32 ± 12.1

4.32 ± 2.5

4.68 ± 2.4

0.82 ± 1.0

35.36 ± 12.0

2.28 ± 3.1

5.35 ± 2.5

Printex 90

28.23 ± 10.7

21.10 ± 9.6

2.56 ± 1.2

5.07 ± 3.3

2.00 ± 1.9

32.20 ± 12.4

2.17 ± 3.0

6.67 ± 3.9

SRM1650b

26.26 ± 9.5

23.50 ± 7.9

4.76 ± 4.1

6.17 ± 3.0

2.30 ± 1.7

29.23 ± 11.7

1.43 ± 1.7

6.33 ± 5.4

Unhandled

25.20 ± 12.8

18.87 ± 9.7

1.70 ± 1.2

4.37 ± 2.0

0.83 ± 1.0

36.83 ± 10.5

1.00 ± 1.5

10.80 ± 16.9

High fat diet

26.63 ± 10.1

21.56 ± 10.4

3.63 ± 1.6

4.46 ± 2.3

1.47 ± 1.5

36.16 ± 9.12

1.33 ± 1.4

4.73 ± 2.8

  1. Mean ± SD (n = 14–15)