Table 2.
Effect of different treatments on cell’s density, viability, motility and morphology in control group (C) and mice treated with deltamethrin (DL), essential oil of P. graveolens (EO) and Vitamin E (Vit E) or their combination
| Control | DL | DL + EO | DL + Vit E | EO | Vit E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Spermatozoa count Per epididymis (×106) |
5.90 ± 0.55 |
1.96 ± 0.25*** |
5.09 ± 0.35*### |
5.11 ± 0.31*### |
5.77 ± 0.62### |
5.76 ± 0.71### |
|
Sperm parameters Motility (%) |
78.44 ± 5.85 |
39.33 ± 6.82*** |
76.11 ± 10.01### |
66.11 ± 18.6### |
75.00 ± 8.87### |
88.67 ± 2.74### |
| Viability (%) |
89.33 ± 3.97 |
72.11 ± 3.14*** |
83.22 ± 1.92*### |
83.00 ± 4.61*### |
85.89 ± 6.13### |
89.00 ± 4.27### |
| Morphology (%) | 7.00 ± 1.58 | 22.00 ± 3.94*** | 15.53 ± 3.59**# | 16.88 ± 7.12**# | 6.25 ± 3.28### | 7.88 ± 3.00### |
Data are presented as mean ± SD. All groups vs. control group: * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01; *** P < 0.001. All groups vs. DL group: # P < 0.05; ## P < 0.01; ### P <0.001.