| Table 2. Effect of different concentrations of HEE of C. pulcherrima on the level of TBARS in testis, epididymis, sperm pellet and liver after 2 hrs of incubation. Data expressed as mean±SEM, n=16. Values in each column with different superscripts (a-c) differs from each other significantly; p<0.05. ANOVA followed by “Multiple-comparison Student’s two-tail ‘t’-test". Values in parenthesis indicate the percentage of elevation (↑) in respect to the control. | |||||
| Experimental groups | Free radical end products | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBARS (mM/ mg of tissue) | |||||
| Reproductive tissue | Sperm pellet (Rat) |
Sperm pellet (Human) |
Metabolic tissue (liver) (Rat) |
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| Testis (Rat) |
Epididymis (Rat) |
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| Control | 17.49±1.18a | 15.88±1a | 27.66±0.95a | 32.32±1.41a | 145±1.92a |
| 1 mg HEE- exposure group |
18.71±1.13a (6.97% ↑) |
16.48±1.9a (3.77% ↑) |
35.34±1.32b (27.76%↑) |
34.60±1.36a (7.05% ↑) |
148±1.89a (2.06%↑) |
| 2 mg HEE- exposure group |
25.80±0.08b (47.51% ↑) |
23.92±1.51b (50.62%↑) |
47±1.74 c (69.92%↑) |
39.07±1.54b (20.88%↑) |
150±1.88a (3.44%↑) |
| 4 mg HEE- exposure group |
26.11±0.09b (49.28%↑) |
24.64±1.76b (55.16%↑) |
49.12±1.48c (77.58%↑) |
50.32±1.55c (55.69%↑) |
157±0.81a (8.27%↑) |