Research Article
Evaluation of Sperm Impairing Factor from Serratia marcescens as Male Contraceptive in Mouse Model
Table 2
Effect of intratesticular administration of SAF (400 μg) on hematological parameters and hormonal levels of male mice.
| | Hematological parameters | | Parameters | Control (PBS) | SAF (400 µg) |
| | RBC (106/mm3) | 4.54 ± 0.21 | 4.72 ± 0.07 | | WBC (103/mm3) | 6.51 ± 0.31 | 6.02 ± 0.15 | | Hb (g/dl) | 13.4 ± 0.02 | 13.9 ± 0.05 | | Lymphocytes (%) | 78.16 ± 0.03 | 81.01 ± 0.01 | | Monocytes (%) | 7 ± 0.18 | 5 ± 0.27 | | Neutrophils (%) | 15 ± 0.09 | 13 ± 0.19 | | Eosinophils (%) | 0.08 ± 0.04 | 0.03 ± 0.16 | | Basophils (%) | 0.04 ± 0.21 | 0.07 ± 0.31 | | AST (µ/ml) | 29.01 ± 3.01 | 32.19 ± 3.12 | | ALT (µ/ml) | 26.34 ± 0.19 | 24.22 ± 0.45 |
| | Hormonal level | | Testosterone (ng/ml) | 1.86 ± 0.03 | 0.43 ± 0.02 |
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(Data presented as mean ± SD).
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