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Table 5 Body and organ weight and sperm parameters of the F2 offspring from the female 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 Female Germline (F3)

Control

Low

High

Absolute body weight (g)

43.4 ± 2.8

40.9 ± 2.6

40.8 ± 2.9

Absolute left testes weight (mg)

115.5 ± 9.0

111.8 ± 12.1

104.8 ± 21.8

Relative testes weight (%)

0.3 ± 0.03

0.3 ± 0.02

0.3 ± 0.05

Absolute left epididymes weight (mg)

46.6 ± 2.4

43.0 ± 4.9

46.0 ± 5.7

Relative epididymes weight (%)

0.1 ± 0.01

0.1 ± 0.01

0.1 ± 0.01

Total epididymal sperm counts (× 106)

32.2 ± 5.0

35.5 ± 7.0

27.5 ± 8.4

Total motility (%)

65.3 ± 14.4

67.7 ± 16.9

75.0 ± 12.3

Progressive motility (%)

28.0 ± 4.9

30.8 ± 9.4

29.8 ± 8.7

  1. Data displayed as mean ± SD (n = 8–11)