| Table 5. Effects of Carpolobia lutea root Methanol Extract on Sperm kinetics in Male Wistar Rats Exposed to Cadmium | |||||
| S/N | Groups | Linearity (%) | Straightness (%) | Wobble (%) | Mean Move angle (Degree) |
| 1 | Control | 26.6±0.079 | 44.5±0.045 | 52.9±4.288 | 9.6±0.228 |
| 2 | Cd(2mg/kg) | 60.8 ±0.163* | 70.5 ±0.358* | 86.3±0.673* | 1.3±0.165* |
| 3 | Cd+MCL(100mg/Kg) | 29.2±0.148*+ | 43.6±0.138+ | 67.0 ±0.566*+ | 6.9±0.020*+ |
| 4 | Cd+MCL(200mg/Kg) | 28.8±0.479*+ | 45.2±0.414+ | 63.8±0.615*+ | 7.3±0.276*+ |
| 5 | MCL(100mg/Kg) | 25.2±0.218* | 42.5±0.434* | 59.4±0.866* | 10.6±0.163* |
| 6 | MCL(200mg/Kg) | 23.7±0.405* | 42.4 ±0.567* | 56.0±0.430 | 122.3±0.349* |
| Values expressed in mean ± SEM,*,+p<0.05 show a significant difference when compared with Control and Cd, respectively. | |||||