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Table 3. Relationship between seminal fluid viscosity and spermatozoa malondialdehyde (MDA), seminal plasma MDA, spermatozoa protein carbonyls, and seminal plasma protein carbonyls^*

Correlation Coefficient (r)     Control Group (n = 42)   Infertile Group (n = 60)   Spermatozoa MDA   0.193   0.482   Seminal plasma MDA   0.272   0.676   Spermatozoa protein carbonyls   0.140   0.276   Seminal plasma protein carbonyls   0.256   0.308   *Values are significantly different from the control group at P < .01 and P < .05.

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