The protective effect of L-carnitine on testosterone synthesis pathway, and spermatogenesis in monosodium glutamate-induced rats

Table 4 Evaluation of the sperm parameters in different experimental groups of rats after 180 days of treatment

Groups	Sperms count ×10⁶	Abnormal morphology sperms (%)	Non-viable sperms (%)
Control	12.97±0.95	7.00±1.54	6.50±1.64
Sham	13.23±0.92	6.83±0.98	6.66±1.63
LC 200	14.83±0.73	6.16±1.60	4.00±1.41
MSG	4.07±0.74^***	34.66±3.61^***	65.83±11.51^***
MSG + LC 100	6.07±1.49^***^†	15.50±3.27^***^†††	45.17±11.75^***^†††^$$$
MSG + LC 200	8.96±1.52^***^†††^$$$	13.00±2.36^**^†††	24.33±7.68 ^**^†††

*Compare to sham group; † MSG compare to MSG+LC100 and MSG+LC200 groups; $ MSG+LC100 compare to MSG+LC200. P<0.05 considered as significant changes

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