Table 5 Effect of arsenic and FIS on spermatological indices.

From: Mechanistic insight into the protective effects of fisetin against arsenic-induced reproductive toxicity in male rats

Groups

MMP (%)

Motility (%)

Epididymal sperm count (%)

Dead sperms (%)

Head abnormality (%)

Midpiece abnormality (%)

Tail abnormality (%)

Hypo-osmotic swelling test (%)

Control

83.3 ± 1.90a

64.5 ± 0.83a

28.45 ± 0.65ab

18.5 ± 1.37a

3.33 ± 0.19a

0.78 ± 0.06a

4.73 ± 0.09a

82.38 ± 2.40a

Arsenic

62.4 ± 1.83b

31.2 ± 1.16c

10.70 ± 0.92c

48.4 ± 1.44c

8.51 ± 0.16c

3.07 ± 0.08c

9.82 ± 0.32b

24.03 ± 2.89c

Arsenic + FIS

56.5 ± 24.2a

57.5 ± 0.82b

23.76 ± 0.78b

26.4 ± 1.19b

6.06 ± 0.08b

1.19 ± 0.08b

4.96 ± 0.04a

61.29 ± 3.08b

FIS

83.9 ± 1.90a

62.25 ± 1.39a

29.21 ± 0.83a

19.47 ± 0.80a

4.02 ± 0.09a

0.95 ± 0.03a

4.66 ± 0.05a

83.24 ± 3.36a

  1. Data displayed as Mean ± SEM (12 rats/group). Results of each sub-parameter with varying alphabets are considered significantly different (p < 0.05).