Table 3.
The CE effect on the spermatogenesis of male rats.
| Parameters | Groups a | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control (H2O) |
CE 100 mg/kg bw/day |
CE 500 mg/kg bw/day |
CE 1000 mg/kg bw/day |
|
| The number of animals evaluated | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Total number of spermatozoa (×106) b | 23.5 ± 2.4 | 36.3 ± 3.3 * | 37.4 ± 3.6 * | 40.0 ± 4.6 * |
| Motile spermatozoa (×106) b | 17.2 ± 1.7 | 23.7 ± 2.4 * | 23.8 ± 2.2 * | 32.9 ± 2.6 * |
| Duration of spermatozoon movement (min.) b | 360.0 ± 23.5 | 362.2 ± 26.0 ns | 345.3 ± 25.6 ns | 352.7 ± 23.5 ns |
| Pathologic forms of spermatozoa (%) | 1.5 ± 0.2 | 1.7 ± 0.2 ns | 1.6 ± 0.1 ns | 1.7 ± 0.2 ns |
a—male rats were orally treated with either H2O (control) or CE (100, 500, or 1000 mg/kg bw/day) for 60 days before mating; b—mean ± SE. * p < 0.05, ns—the differences between the CE-treated and control groups were not statistically significant.