From: Vitamin C supplementation during chronic variable stress exposure modulates contractile functions of testicular artery and sperm parameters in male Wistar rats
Parameters
Control
Vitamin C
Stress + Vitamin C
Stress
Sperm count (×106ml)
49 ± 0.0
89 ± 3.5***
43 ± 5.0
19 ± 2.0**
Abnormal sperm morphology (%)
19 ± 2.0
21 ± 2.5
30 ± 2.5
44 ± 3.5*
Sperm motility (%)
70 ± 10
60 ± 10
62 ± 5.0
18 ± 2.5*