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. 2014 Oct 16;1:795–801. doi: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2014.10.010

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)
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.