Table 2 Body, testis, and epididymis weight, and total sperm number recovered from cauda epididymides of the mice from different diet groups at 19 or 31 weeks of age.
Treatment | n | Body wt. (g) | Testis (mg) | Epididymis (mg) | Cauda epididymis (mg) | Sperm count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19w CD-CD | 10 | 29.1 ± 0.6a | 200.5 ± 4.7 | 83.0 ± 3.2 | 30.4 ± 1.5 | 23.5 × 106 ± 2.1 × 106 |
19w CD-HFHS | 19 | 32.1 ± 1.1b | 210.0 ± 3.4 | 78.8 ± 2.3 | 28.1 ± 1.1 | 18.8 × 106 ± 1.6 × 106 |
19w HFHS-CD | 7 | 28.8 ± 0.8a | 199.6 ± 5.7 | 74.1 ± 3.8 | 26.3 ± 1.8 | 21.0 × 106 ± 2.6 × 106 |
31w CD-CD | 11 | 30.1 ± 0.5a | 195.0 ± 4.0a | 83.3 ± 3.9a | 31.9 ± 1.4a | 39.9 × 106 ± 2.2 × 106a |
31w CD-HFHS | 11 | 36.0 ± 0.4b | 200.9 ± 4.1a,b | 72.2 ± 3.7b | 27.0 ± 1.3b,c | 29.0 × 106 ± 2.1 × 106b |
31w HFHS-CD | 7 | 28.1 ± 0.6c | 202.3 ± 5.5a,b | 85.7 ± 5.5a | 31.6 ± 2.0a,b | 30.1 × 106 ± 3.1 × 106b |
31w HFHS-HFHS | 5 | 37.9 ± 0.7d | 212.3 ± 6.0b | 77.4 ± 5.5a,b | 25.4 ± 2.0c | 21.3 × 106 ± 3.1 × 106c |