Phytoremediation Potential of Maná-Cubiu (Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal) for the Deleterious Effects of Methylmercury on the Reproductive System of Rats

Table 3

Sperm counts and transit time of male rats from control and treated groups.

Parameters	Control	MeHg	Solanum	Solanum + MeHg
Sperm head count (×10^6/testis)	288.40±8.72^a	208.00±24.11^b	289.20±12.08^a	267.90±18.83^a,b
Sperm head count (×10^6/g testis)	117.50±4.59	112.00±9.55	124.20±9.22	121.4±7.13
Daily sperm production (×10^6/testis)	47.27±1.43^a	34.09±3.95^b	47.40±1.98^a	43.92±3.09^a,b
Daily sperm production (×10^6/g testis)	19.26±0.75	18.35±1.56	20.35±1.51	19.90±1.17
Caput/corpus epididymis sperm count (×10^6/organ)	236.70±19.36^a	155.30±22.05^b	195.80±21.76^a,b	175.90±7.83^a,b
Caput/corpus epididymis sperm count (×10^6/g organ)	521.40±26.61^a	397.00±34.22^b	510.80±26.78^a	475.10±12.61^a,b
Transit time in the caput/corpus epididymis (days)	4.98±0.29	4.49±0.48	4.15±0.43	4.12±0.40
Cauda epididymis sperm count (10^6/organ)	415.10±25.26	285.50±44.96	351.00±36.33	339.80±29.96
Cauda epididymis sperm count (10^6/g organ)	1295.00±50.68^a	961.50±59.96^a	1116.00±49.41^a,b	1105.00±20.14^a,b
Transit time in the cauda epididymis (days)	8.77±0.43	8.11±0.41	7.34±0.37	8.02±1.12

𝑁=6/group. Values expressed as mean ± SEM. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test followed by Tukey test was performed. ^a,bMean values with the same letter do not differ statistically; 𝑃 values < 0.05 were considered significant.