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Table 2 Effect of different treatments on cell’s density, viability, motility and morphology in control group (C) and mice treated with deltamethrin (DL), essential oil of P. graveolens (EO) and Vitamin E (Vit E) or their combination

From: Antioxidant properties of Pelargonium graveolens L’Her essential oil on the reproductive damage induced by deltamethrin in mice as compared to alpha-tocopherol

 

Control

DL

DL + EO

DL + Vit E

EO

Vit E

Spermatozoa count Per epididymis (×106)

5.90 ± 0.55

1.96 ± 0.25***

5.09 ± 0.35*###

5.11 ± 0.31*###

5.77 ± 0.62###

5.76 ± 0.71###

Sperm parameters

Motility (%)

78.44 ± 5.85

39.33 ± 6.82***

76.11 ± 10.01###

66.11 ± 18.6###

75.00 ± 8.87###

88.67 ± 2.74###

Viability (%)

89.33 ± 3.97

72.11 ± 3.14***

83.22 ± 1.92*###

83.00 ± 4.61*###

85.89 ± 6.13###

89.00 ± 4.27###

Morphology (%)

7.00 ± 1.58

22.00 ± 3.94***

15.53 ± 3.59**#

16.88 ± 7.12**#

6.25 ± 3.28###

7.88 ± 3.00###

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD. All groups vs. control group: * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01; *** P < 0.001. All groups vs. DL group: # P < 0.05; ## P < 0.01; ### P <0.001.