Table 2. Effect of aqueous extract of Senecio biafrae leaves on the sperm profile of adult male Sprague Dawley rats with tetracycline-induced infertility after 28 days of administration
Parameters	Groups
	A	B	C	D	E	F
Sperm court (x 106/ml)	79.65±2.50	33.03±2.34β	67.38±3.59β	87.19±2.03¥	89.45±4.15α	72.35 ± 2.32¥
Sperm motility (%)	67.09±3.80	34.45±2.36β	68.95±3.40	83.72±2.45α,¥	90.12± 3.12α	63.11 ±3.21¥
Progressivity	X0	Y0	X0	X0	X0	X0
Normal morphology(%)	74.86±1.98	32.34±2.43β	75.11±3.10	85.68±2.06¥	87.34±6.23α,¥	68.45± 5.13¥
Abnormal morphology(%)	22.56±2.07	68.50±2.01α	22.31±2.44	14.61±1.39β,¥	12.57±2.32β,¥	25.43±3.12¥
Sperm live /dead ratio (%)	76.45±2.03	28.75±1.28β	77.46±3.71	87.47±2.42¥	89.35±4.12α,¥	69.21±5.23α,¥
Values are expressed as Mean ± S.E.M, n=6 in each group α: significantly greater than control group β: significantly lower than control group ¥: significantly different from group C at p<0.05. One-Way ANOVA. X0: Rapid linear progressive motility Y0: Slow linear progressive motility A: (Control) 2ml/kg of body weight of normal saline B: 30 mg/kg of body weight of Tetracycline C: 30 mg/kg of body weight of Tetracycline and 50 mg/kg of body weight of vitamin C D: 30 mg/kg of body weight of Tetracycline and 500 mg/kg of body weight of Senecio biafrae extract E: 30mg/kg of body weight of Tetracycline + 50 mg/kg of body weight of vitamin C + 500 mg/kg body weight of Senecio biafrae extract F: 30 mg/kg of body weight of Tetracycline reversal