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Osmolyte Concentration
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Heterozygous |
Knockout |
|
| Epididymal fluid |
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| Potassium (mM) |
30.5 ± 5.3 (11) |
52.0 ± 5.1* (10) |
| Glutamate (nmol/mg) |
4.74 ± 0.62 (13) |
3.91 ± 0.54 (16) |
| Carnitine (nmol/mg) |
484 ± 38 (16) |
470 ± 26 (16) |
| Myo-inositol (nmol/mg) |
205 ± 27 (17) |
220 ± 26 (16) |
| Spermatozoa |
|
|
| Glutamate (pmol/106 cells) |
9.26 ± 0.92 (6) |
5.12 ± 1.09* (7) |
| Carnitine (nmol/106 cells) |
1.83 ± 0.22 (8) |
1.49 ± 0.15 (8) |
| Myo-inositol (nmol/106 cells) |
2.15 ± 0.17 (7) |
1.65 ± 0.13* (7) |
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| *Significantly different from heterozygous, P < .05. |
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