Table 3 Effect of Quercetin on sperm quality
| Â | Sperm concentration million/g | Sperm motility % | Dead sperm % | Abnormal sperm % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Head | Tail | Entire | ||||
Control group | 285 ± 13.3 | 87.3 ± 6.2 | 13.8 ± 1.7 | 2.7 ± 0.13 | 4.3 ± 0.51 | 6.4 ± 0.41 |
Quercetin group | 290 ± 12.5 | 89.1 ± 5.3 | 13.2 ± 1.3 | 2.5 ± 0.12 | 4.1 ± 0.32 | 6.1 ± 0.44 |
Pb group | 186 ± 11.7 P < 0.001 | 54.7 ± 4.2 P < 0.001 | 38.9 ± 2.6 P < 0.001 | 6.8 ± 0.76 P < 0.001 | 8.1 ± 0.41 P < 0.001 | 13.4 ± 1.5 P < 0.001 |
Quercetin + Pb group | 206 ± 10.9 P < 0.01 | 80.3 ± 2.1 P < 0.001 | 20.6 ± 3.1 P < 0.001 | 4.3 ± 0.26 P < 0.001 | 5.1 ± 0.36 P < 0.001 | 8.7 ± 1.3 P < 0.001 |