Table 7 Fertility indexes of adult male mice.

From: Intratesticular copper oxide nanoparticles induce dose-dependent chemical castration in male mice

Analysis

C

Sham

CuO NPs-5

CuO NPs-10

CuO NPs-20

CuO NPs-40

Number of females

16

16

16

16

16

16

Number of females mated

16

16

16

16

16

16

Number of males mated

8

8

8

8

8

8

Number of males impregnating females

8

8

8

6

4

2

Number of females pregnant

16

16

15

12

8

4

Female mating index (%)

100

100

100

100

100

100

Male mating index (%)

100

100

100

100

100

100

Pregnancy index (%)

100

100

93.75

75.00

50.00

25.00

Male fertility index (%)

100

100

100

75.00

50.00

25.00

  1. C: control; CuO NPs-5: 5 mg/mL Copper oxide nanoparticles; CuO NPs-10: 10 mg/mL Copper oxide nanoparticles; CuO NPs-20: 20 mg/mL Copper oxide nanoparticles; CuO NPs-40: 40 mg/mL Copper oxide nanoparticles. Female mating index = number of females mated/number of females × 100; Male mating index = number of males mated/number of males × 100; Pregnancy index = number of females pregnant/number of females mated × 100; Male fertility index = number of males impregnating females/number of males mated × 100. a-cDifferent superscripts within the same row demonstrate significant differences (p ≤ 0.05; mean ± SD).
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