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Table 3 Mean of optical density of HSP70 protein from samples after incubation with Vit.D3

From: Effects of vitamin D3 on the level of heat shock protein 70 and oxidative stress in human sperm: a pilot study

Sample

Treatment group (Vit.D3)

Control group

Confidence interval

Normal

1.86 ± 0.11

1.20 ± 0.36

0.0598–1.2735

Asthenozoospermic

0.90 ± 0.21

0.60 ± 0.14

0.01–0.48

  1. The data shows the ratio of HSP70 protein optical density to beta-actin in the normal (n = 8) and asthenozoospermic (n = 9) samples