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Table 3 Effect of ethyl acetate fraction of Waltheria indica Linn. root on sperm parameters of male Wistar rats (Mean ± SD, n = 5 for each group)

From: In vivo bioactivity-guided isolation of antifertility fraction of Waltheria indica Linn. root in male Wistar rats

Parameters

Control

200 μg/kg BW

500 μg/kg BW

1000 μg/kg BW

Sperm concentration (× 106 cells/mL)

137.00 ± 9.85

95.67 ± 10.69*

108.00 ± 10.00*

81.00±7.00

Live–dead ratio (%)

98.00 ± 0.00

96.00 ± 1.73

96.00 ± 1.73

92.67±6.81

Motility (%)

93.33 ± 2.89

63.33 ± 5.77*

70.00 ± 0.00

63.33±5.77*

  1. Values are significantly different from control values
  2. * p < 0.05, p < 0.01