Table 2.
Effect of oral administration of cinnamon extract for 60 days on semen picture of lead treated male albino rats.
| Groups and treatment | Sperm cell characteristics (Mean ± SE) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Sperm cell conc. (×106) | Viability (%) | Abnormalities (%) | |
| Control | 23.6 ± 0.8a | 78.9 ± 2.2a | 15.8 ± 0.6a |
| Lead acetate (30 mg/kg bw) | 14.5 ± 0.4b | 49.6 ± 0.5b | 32.6 ± 1.4b |
| Cinnamon extract (250 mg/kg) | 22.8 ± 0.6a | 82.9 ± 1.5a | 13.1 ± 0.7a |
| Lead and cinnamon extract | 17.9 ± 0.7a | 59.1 ± 1.8a | 28.7 ± 0.6a |
a and b indicated significant change from normal control and lead treated groups respectively, at P < 0.05.