Correlation of adiponectin RNA abundance and its receptors with quantitative parameters of sperm motility in rams

ABSTRACT

Background: Adiponectin and its receptors [AdipoRl and AdipoR2], known as adiponectin system, have some proven roles in the fat and glucose metabolisms. Several studies have shown that adiponectin can be considered as a candidate in linking metabolism to testicular function. In this regard, we evaluated the correlation between sperm mRNA abundance of adiponectin and its receptors, with sperm motility indices in the present study