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Table 4 Body and organ weight and sperm parameters of the F2 offspring from the male germline at 11 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

 

Second Generation Male Germline (F2)

Control

Low

High

Body weight (g)

40.2 ± 1.7

39.4 ± 2.4

41.7 ± 2.9

Absolute left testes weight (mg)

117.9 ± 8.3

114.7 ± 9.6

120.0 ± 7.3

Relative testes weight (%)

0.3 ± 0.02

0.3 ± 0.02

0.3 ± 0.03

Absolute left epididymes weight (mg)

50.6 ± 11.7

49.0 ± 9.3

43.8 ± 6.0

Relative epididymes weight (%)

0.1 ± 0.03

0.1 ± 0.02

0.1 ± 0.02

Total epididymal sperm counts (× 106)

34.8 ± 6.2

36.0 ± 6.9

35.2 ± 5.3

Total motility (%)

65.1 ± 17.4

58.5 ± 14.9

67.1 ± 19.2

Progressive motility (%)

27.6 ± 9.2

25.4 ± 8.0

30.2 ± 8.8

  1. Data displayed as mean ± SD (n = 10–14)