Table 3. Effects of Carpolobia lutea root Methanol Extract on total sperm detected, total motile sperm, progressive motility, non-progressive motility and immotile sperm in Male Wistar Rats Exposed to Cadmium
S/N Groups Total Sperm Detected Total motile Sperm Progressive Motility (%) Non Progressive Motility (%) Immotile sperm (%)
1 Control 1107±20.7 955±30 41±0.76 46±0.60 14±1.26
2 Cd (2mg/kg) 38±2.6* 25±16* 7±0.82* 48±4.06 45±4.88*
3 Cd+MCL (100mg/Kg) 614±64.2*+ 484±16*+ 33±0.75*+ 48±0.69 20±0.06*+
4 Cd+MCL (200mg/Kg) 835±61.5*+ 667±50*+ 37±0.64*+ 43±0.84 20±0.22*+
5 MCL (100mg/Kg) 1256±11.8* 1080±14* 39±1.75 47±2.17 14±0.66
6 MCL (200mg/Kg) 1557±73.1* 1384±79* 40±0.95 48±0.17 11±1.11
Values expressed in mean ± SEM,*,+p<0.05 show a significant difference when compared with Control and Cd, respectively.