Table 1. Activity levels of marker enzymes of oxidative metabolism (Mean±SD).
Components | Group I | Group II |
AST (µ mole of sodium pyruvate formed/mL of sperm suspension per hour) | 1.810±0.130 | 1.520±0.130* |
ALT (-Ibid-) | 0.953±0.090 | 0.620±0.610* |
GDH (-Ibid-) | 0.212±0.200 | 0.161±0.011* |
Citric acid (mg/g dry weight) | 2.950±0.250 | 1.060±0.100* |
ICDH (µ mole of formazan formed/mL of sperm suspension/hour) | 0.859±0.820 | 0.569±0.530* |
*P<0.001 as compared with the control.