Table 1. Two-way ANOVA results including the significance of the interaction between the days elapsed and the sGnRH concentration for each variable analyzed

Variable Source Type III sum of squares df Mean square F-value p-value
Milt volume Time 436.083 6 72.681 25.945 0.000***
Hormone 389.128 3 129.709 46.302 0.000***
Time × hormone 184.430 18 10.246 3.658 0.000***
Movable sperm ratio Time 21,730.081 6 3,621.680 18.763 0.000***
Hormone 16,730.872 3 5,576.957 28.893 0.000***
Time × hormone 22,030.719 18 1,223.929 6.341 0.000***
Spermatocrit Time 15,525.807 6 2,587.635 34.020 0.000***
Hormone 26,620.870 3 8,873.623 116.663 0.000***
Time × hormone 14,630.911 18 812.828 10.686 0.000***
Testosterone Time 753.192 7 107.599 13.941 0.000***
Hormone 94.641 3 31.547 4.087 0.008**
Time × hormone 577.792 21 27.514 3.565 0.000***
11-Keto-testosterone Time 19,508.871 6 3,251.478 4.127 0.001**
Hormone 846.727 3 282.242 0.358 0.783
Time × hormone 11,081.755 18 615.653 0.781 0.718
17α, 20β-Dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one Time 186.092 7 26.585 2.404 0.024*
Hormone 130.329 3 43.443 3.929 0.010*
Time × hormone 201.876 21 9.613 0.869 0.630
p < 0.05,
p < 0.01,
p < 0.001.