Table 7.
Effects of sub-dermal administration of Ag-NP on sperm velocity parameters in male rats.
| ALH (µm) |
Beat Cross Frequency (Hz) |
Linearity (%) |
Straightness (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7-day treatment | ||||
| Control | 4.09 ± 0.61 c | 6.80 ± 0.52 c | 56.75 ± 8.26 c | 61.35 ± 4.33 c |
| 10 mg/kg bw | 0.91 ± 0.04 b | 3.40 ± 0.18 b | 34.18 ± 4.34 b | 42.69 ± 1.41 b |
| 50 mg/kg bw | 0.61 ± 0.13 a | 1.52 ± 0.20 a | 22.88 ± 4.57 a | 7.17 ± 0.93 a |
| 28-day treatment | ||||
| Control | 6.14 ± 1.33 c | 8.09 ± 1.45 c | 66.46 ± 9.50 c | 88.08 ± 11.94 c |
| 10 mg/kg bw | 0.63 ± 0.22 b | 4.20 ± 0.55 b | 30.95 ± 1.65 b | 30.93 ± 1.13 b |
| 50 mg/kg bw | 0.33 ± 0.09 a | 2.61 ± 0.41 a | 10.15 ± 0.70 a | 7.24 ± 1.62 a |
Data expressed as mean ± standard deviation of triplicate determination. Data followed by different superscript alphabet along the same column are significantly different (p < 0.05). The high significant levels of the parameters were in the order of a < b < c. Data with superscript alphabet “a” are significantly lower than data with superscript alphabet “b” while data with superscript “b” are lower than data with superscript alphabet “c” at p < 0.05.