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Table 3 Sperm morphology (%) after 30 days treatment

From: Emblica officinalis Garten fruits extract ameliorates reproductive injury and oxidative testicular toxicity induced by chlorpyrifos in male rats

Day & dose

Normal morphology

Abnormal morphology

Thick coil tail

Tapared head

Without head

Control

94.968

5.032

3.772

4.488

3.89

± 0.211

± 0.211

± 0.061

± 0.105

± 0.103

G1

94.526

5.474

3.932

4.936*

3.934

± 0.107

± 0.107

± 0.124

± 0.116

± 0.068

G2

66.856***

33.144***

11.838***

13.728***

16.850***

± 0.237

± 0.237

± 0.136

± 0.066

± 0.158

G3

86.132 aaa

13.868 aaa

7.464 aaa

7.332 aaa

8.978 aaa

 

± 0.105***

± 0.105***

± 0.118***

± 0.058***

± 0.114***

  1. All data are presented as mean ± S.E.M from five similar experiments. Data are significant at the level ***P < 0.001 and *P < 0.05 for G1, G2 and G3 than the control animals. aaa P < 0.001 for G3 than the G2.