| Table 1. Effects of heat and vitamin C on rat sperm parameters. (each value is represented as a mean of six replicates). | ||||
| Semen | GROUP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No heat exposed (control) | Heat exposed | Heat exposed + vitamin C |
Vitamin C only | |
| Concentration (×106/mL) | 91.00±11.50 | 61.00±5.50 *** | 61.00±0.50*** | 90.50±5.50 |
| Total sperm Count (×106/total volume) | 136.92±15.20 | 64.70±22.30*** | 74.16±10.37 *** | 109.17±21.59 |
| % Fast Sperm | 47.50±4.00 | 30.00±0.00* | 30.00±0.00* | 32.00±0.00* |
| % Slow Sperm | 17.50±0.30 | 40.00±0.50** | 30.00±0.10 | 27.50±0.40 |
| % Non-Motile Sperm | 27.50±0.10 | 52.50±0.21* | 40.00±0.00 | 25.00±0.10 |
| Normal | 65.00±5.2 | 57.50±0.0 | 60.00±2.4 | 67.5±0.23 |
| Head Distorted | 7.50±0.0 | 10.00±2.1 | 10.00±3.1 | 10.00±0.9 |
| Neck Distorted | 5.00±0.1 | 12.50±0.8 | 12.50±1.1 | 10.00±0.1 |
| Tail Distorted | 10.50±1.2 | 22.50±4.23** | 20.00±2.1** | 10.00±0.9 |
Values are expressed as mean±SEM (n=6). One-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s post hoc test was used for statistical comparisons. *p<0.05 vs. control, **p<0.01 vs. control, *** p<0.001 vs. control.