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Table 3 Effect of Vitamin E and quercetin on sperm kinetics in lead acetate treated male Wistar rats (Values represent mean ± SEM)

From: Vitamin E and quercetin attenuated the reproductive toxicity mediated by lead acetate in male Wistar

Sperm kinetics

Control

Vit E

Quercetin

Pb

Pb + Vit E

Pb + Quercetin

Average path velocity (µm/s)

14.0 ± 0.41a

14.9 ± 0.31a

14.6 ± 0.46a

11.9 ± 0.79b

13.4 ± 1.07a, c

13.7 ± 0.79a, c

Curvilinear velocity (µm/s)

18.3 ± 0.51a

19.6 ± 0.75a

18.8 ± 0.66a

15.0 ± 1.64b

17.3 ± 1.81a

18.5 ± 1.63a, c

Straight-line velocity (µm/s)

7.4 ± 0.20a

7.6 ± 0.19a

7.5 ± 0.29a

6.6 ± 0.37a

6.8 ± 0.28a

7.3 ± 0.42a

Amplitude lateral head (µm)

0.63 ± 0.014a

0.68 ± 0.019a

0.66 ± 0.019a

0.54 ± 0.043a

0.61 ± 0.054a

0.64 ± 0.039a

Beat cross frequency (Hz)

2.6 ± 0.08a

2.8 ± 0.15a

2.7 ± 0.13a

2.0 ± 0.25a

2.3 ± 0.29a

2.7 ± 0.25a

Line moving (%)

36.7 ± 2.07a

40.0 ± 2.68a

37.0 ± 1.59a

28.0 ± 3.24a

31.0 ± 2.73a

32.7 ± 2.73a

Wobble (%)

78.7 ± 0.94a

76.2 ± 2.67a

77.7 ± 1.50a

81.4 ± 3.57a

78.0 ± 2.72a

75.2 ± 2.15a

Mean Move angle (°)

4.8 ± 0.21a

5.5 ± 0.36 a

5.2 ± 0.17a

4.2 ± 0.48a

4.8 ± 0.64a

5.5 ± 0.61a

  1. Means bearing different superscripts between groups differ significantly at p < 0.05