Table 2.
Mean±standard deviation of sperm motility, viability, count and abnormality, malondialdehyde, superoxide dismutase and catalase
| Control | I | II | III | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sperm motility (%) | 83.80±1.70 | 52.26±1.851*** | 45.18±2.066*** | 36.40±1.536*** |
| Sperm viability (%) | 89.17±4.71 | 56.83±7.96*** | 44.83±6.795*** | 30.67±5.279*** |
| Sperm count (millions/ml) | 17.44±0.84 | 9.3833±0.638*** | 6.11±0.548*** | 3.32±0.419*** |
| Sperm abnormality (%) | 18.00±1.79 | 34.67±3.933 | 58.00±3.033*** | 78.50±5.050*** |
| Testis | ||||
| MDA | 0.032±0.008 | 0.077±0.010*** | 0.149±0.019*** | 0.256±0.014*** |
| SOD | 2.074±0.573 | 1.261±0.203** | 0.982±0.077*** | 0.657±0.047*** |
| CAT | 5.214±0.621 | 3.951±0.739* | 3.052±0.608*** | 2.512±0.870*** |
| Seminal plasma | ||||
| MDA | 0.018±0.005 | 0.062±0.005*** | 0.102±0.009*** | 0.183±0.017*** |
| SOD | 2.027±0.544 | 1.474±0.158* | 1.014±0.068*** | 0.783±0.046*** |
| CAT | 5.388±0.825 | 3.785±0.503** | 3.077±0.722*** | 2.519±0.883*** |
*P≤0.05, **P≤0.001, ***P≤0.0001. MDA: Malondialdehyde, SOD: Superoxide dismutase, CAT: Catalase