The potential therapeutic effects of Lactobacillus plantarum and inulin on serum and testicular reproductive markers in diabetic male rats

Table 2 Correlation coefficients between testicular kisspeptin and AR expression and fertility markers

	Tissue T level	Tissue spermatid count	Leydig cell number	Seminiferous tubule diameter	Sperm vitality
AR/β-actin	0.565 (P = 0.002)	0.931 (P < 0.001)	0.703 (P < 0.001)	0.875 (P < 0.001)	0.582 (P < 0.001)
kisspeptin/β-actin	0.591 (P = 0.001)	0.927 (P < 0.001)	0.608 (P < 0.001)	0.837 (P < 0.001)	0.587 (P < 0.001)

P value is reported based on Pearson correlation test (n = 18). P < 0.05 was regarded as statistically significant

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