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

Table 3 Results of sperm morphology assessment in control group (C) and mices treated with deltamethrin (DL), essential oil of P. graveolens (EO) and Vitamin E (Vit E) or their combination

		Control	DL	DL + EO	DL + Vit E	EO	Vit E
Categories of sperm abnormality in semen samples	Head-abnormalities	-	++++	+	+	-	-
	Mid-piece abnormalities	-	++++	-	-	-	-
	Tail abnormalities	+	++++	+	+	+	+

+++ Severe intensity of the anomaly, + moderate to low intensity of the anomaly, - very low intensity of the anomaly.

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