Table 2. Mean testis weights and daily sperm production from animals sacrificed 30 days after receiving a sham operation, torsion plus vehicle infusion, or torsion plus antioxidant treatment^*

Treatment  Testis Weight, g  Daily Sperm Production, sperm x 106/g/d  Sham  2.039 ± 0.064  22.2 ± 0.9  Torsion  1.099 ± 0.045  2.5 ± 0.6      + SOD  1.277 ± 0.125  8.7 ± 2.8      + Catalase  1.186 ± 0.041  2.6 ± 0.5      + SOD + catalase  1.368 ± 0.088  9.2 ± 1.9      + M40403  1.243 ± 0.098  7.7 ± 2.4  *SOD indicates superoxide dismutase.  Denotes significantly different from torsion.

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