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Table 8 Effect of chromatographic fractions of Waltheria indica Linn. root on sperm morphology 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 (%)

C

DF1

DF2

DF3

DF4

DF5

DF6

DF7

TAC

10.92 ± 0.49

11.26 ± 0.82

11.26 ± 0.82

12.35 ± 1.10

12.69 ± 0.70*

12.24 ± 0.60

11.95 ± 0.80

12.05 ± 1.39

Tailless head

0.58 ± 0.33

0.80 ± 0.65

0.54 ± 0.61

1.09 ± 0.30

1.11 ± 0.30

1.14 ± 0.33

0.74 ± 0.61

0.80 ± 0.65

Headless tail

1.11 ± 0.29

1.01 ± 0.16

0.64 ± 0.34

1.01 ± 0.16

1.05 ± 0.18

0.58 ± 0.22

0.74 ± 0.34

0.49 ± 0.18

Rudimentary tail

0.58 ± 0.22

0.49 ± 0.19

0.55 ± 0.20

0.55 ± 0.21

0.75 ± 0.22

0.49 ± 0.19

0.55 ± 0.20

0.48 ± 0.18

Bent tail

1.55 ± 0.66

2.12 ± 0.26

2.20 ± 0.26

2.28 ± 0.26

2.57 ± 0.29

1.65 ± 0.58

2.43 ± 0.19*

2.32 ± 0.59

Curved tail

2.30 ± 0.083

2.20 ± 0.28

2.51 ± 0.19

2.20 ± 0.28

2.16 ± 0.12

2.82 ± 0.19

2.61 ± 0.19

2.32 ± 0.41

Curved mid piece

1.81 ± 0.18

1.72 ± 0.16

1.97 ± 0.16

2.26 ± 0.09

2.32 ± 0.31

2.40 ± 0.21

1.97 ± 0.16

2.55 ± 0.12

Bent mid piece

2.24 ± 0.19

2.43 ± 0.31

2.23 ± 0.18

2.46 ± 0.31

2.24 ± 0.35

2.25 ± 0.18

2.23 ± 0.18

2.24 ± 0.19

Looped tail

0.49 ± 0.17

0.49 ± 0.18

0.49 ± 0.18

0.49 ± 0.18

0.49 ± 0.18

0.49 ± 0.18

0.47 ± 0.18

0.49 ± 0.18

  1. Values are significantly different from control values
  2. C control, TAC total abnormal cell
  3. * p < 0.05, p < 0.01, p < 0.001