Table 1

Treatments	Sperm parameters
Table 1. Effects of different treatments on sperm parameters
Treatments	Shredded epididymis	Density (^*10⁶ spzs/ml)	Viability (%)	Motility (%)	Normality (%)
Normal	Left	183.54 ± 8.04	87.260 ± 2.77	72.19 ± 1.39	83.59 ± 1.70
Sham operated		186.88 ± 16.11	96.25 ± 2.01	73.61 ± 3.60	88.27 ± 2.26
Distilled water		115.42 ± 4.45^αα,bbb	87.33 ±0.88^b	62.56 ± 4.77	64.88 ± 3.16^αα
Vitamin E		158.54 ± 6.89^*	94.48 ±0.77	69.76 ± 7.81	73.33 ± 1.90
Aqueous extract (500 mg/kg)		140.31 ± 5.47	84.94 ±1.26^##	77.15 ± 4.11	81.63 ± 3.01^*
Ethanolic extract (100 mg/kg)		129.06 ± 8.24	88.24 ±2.00	73.44 ± 5.21	59.94 ± 2.25^##
Normal	Right	175.83 ± 4.86	86.40 ±1.61	77.96 ± 3.15	79.25 ± 1.84
Sham operated		181.77 ± 8.17	89.83 ±1.36	75.93 ± 2.93	81.87 ± 1.69
Distilled water		137.81 ± 7.76^αα,bb	93.23 ±3.56	55.43 ± 4.49^αα,bb	44.75 ± 2.80^αα,bbb
Vitamin E		170.42 ± 6.18^*	85.66 ±1.24	66.07 ± 5.88	73.86 ± 1.09^***
Aqueous extract (500 mg/kg)		159.06 ± 6.62	49.11 ±0.56^***,###	82.84 ± 2.99^***,#	42.17 ± 0.70
Ethanolic extract (100 mg/kg)		150.00 ± 7.83	84.94 ±1.36^*	74.50 ± 1.57^*	77.14 ± 1.02^***,###

All values are expressed as mean±SEM. Number of rats per group=6.
^αα p<0.01 compared to normal.
^*p<0.05;
^***p<0.001 compared to distilled water;
^# p<0.05;
^## p<0.01;
^### p<0.001 compared to vitamin E;
^b p<0.05;
^bb p<0.01;
^bbb p<0.001 compared to sham operated.