Table 1.
Effect of Solanum anomalum (SA) on Body weight, Relative Testis weight and sperm parameters in Lead acetate-treated male albino wistar rats
| Treatment |
Body weight
(g) |
Testis weight
(g/100g body weight) |
Epididymal
Sperm reserve (10 6 ) |
Testicular sperm
count (10 6 ) |
Percentage
Sperm motility (%) |
Viability (%) |
| Distilled water (10ml/kg) |
190.77 ± 10.95 | 0.69 ± 0.04 | 39.57 ± 3.02 | 418.00 ± 24.58 | 85.00 ± 8.22 | 94.33 ± 2.50 |
| Lead Acetate (60mg/kg) |
164.37 ± 17.28a | 0.62 ± 0.05 | 5.19 ± 2.25a | 250.77 ± 31.44a | 36.50 ± 8.07a | 87.33 ± 4.59a |
| Lead acetate (60mg/kg) + SA (452mg/kg) |
172.98 ± 18.01 | 0.68 ± 0.03 | 14.45 ± 5.20a,b | 301.50 ± 59.28ab | 80.50 ± 2.95b | 89.00 ± 2.68 |
| Lead acetate (60mg/kg) + SA (678mg/kg) |
194.53 ± 27.24 | 0.63 ± 0.03 | 21.90 ± 8.28a,b | 323.74 ± 22.56a,b | 83.17 ± 8.73b | 90.50 ± 2.51 |
Data were expressed as mean ± SD.
a
: significantly different when compared to the control group (p < 0.05);
b
: significantly different when compared to the lead acetate- treated group (p < 0.05) (n = 6)