Table 2. Effect of thiamethoxam, Vitamin C, and their combination on sperm count, motility, viability, spermatids number, edematous testicular tissue (% edema), and abnormality.
| Treatments | Sperm motility (%) | Sperm viability (%) | Sperm count (106/g epididymis) | Spermatids number (106/g testis) | Edema (%) | Abnormal sperm (%)* | Normal sperm (%)* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 90.83 ± 8.78a | 85.63 ± 6.43a | 99.11 ± 1.26a | 164.7 ± 5.84a | 2.31 ± 0.34e | 14.4 ± 1.2e | 85.6 ± 0.9b |
| Vit. C | 86.71 ± 6.42b | 84.89 ± 9.05b | 97.94 ± 4.42b | 143.67 ± 10.76b | 1.82 ± 0.45e | 12.3 ± 2.6f | 87.7 ± 1.1a |
| 156.3 mg/kg b.wt. | 51.79 ± 11.26f | 65.42 ± 8.65f | 44.68 ± 1.53f | 58.57 ± 6.23f | 22.51 ± 0.67a | 37.5 ± 1.9a | 62.1 ± 1.3f |
| 78.15 mg/kg b.wt. | 68.33 ± 4.68e | 74.83 ± 11.53e | 49.56 ± 2.31e | 73.31 ± 7.45e | 20.01 ± 0.33b | 34.8 ± 1.6b | 64.3 ± 1.1e |
| 156.3 mg/kg b.wt.+ vit C | 76.73 ± 8.75d | 78.23 ± 3.56d | 80.15 ± 7.42d | 90.59 ± 3.54d | 17.50 ± 0.72c | 30.5 ± 3.5c | 69.5 ± 0.8d |
| 78.15 mg/kg b.wt. + vit C | 81.65 ± 9.19c | 80.79 ± 12.79c | 87.51 ± 3.72c | 113.31 ± 8.45c | 5.21 ± 0.52d | 25.8 ± 1.6d | 74.5 ± 1.0c |
Data are represented as mean ± SD (n = 8). Means within the same column carrying different letters are significant at (p < 0.05).
*
Percentage was calculated according to a total number of 250 sperms.