Subacute and Reproductive Oral Toxicity Assessment of the Hydroethanolic Extract of Jacaranda decurrens Roots in Adult Male Rats

Table 3

Sperm parameters of animals exposed to Jacaranda decurrens in the subacute toxicity study.

Parameter	Control (vehicle)	250 mg/kg	500 mg/kg	1000 mg/kg
Daily sperm production (×10^6/testis/day)	35.02±2.27	35.04±0.95	39.79±0.82	34.89±2.59
Daily sperm production (×10^6/g/testis/day)	25.25±1.58	23.68±0.72	25.59±0.75	25.80±1.58
Relative sperm count in the caput/corpus epididymis (10^6/g)	352.23±15.96	339.00±23.52	353.15±17.85	342.00±16.40
Relative sperm count in the cauda epididymis (10^6/g)	650.79±9.45	642.43±20.32	678.00±19.74	680.00±17.88
Sperm transit time in the caput/corpus epididymis (days)	4.04±0.08	4.14±0.09	3.96±0.15	4.15±0.17
Sperm transit time in the cauda epididymis (days)	4.96±0.27	5.03±0.21	4.59±0.45	5.26±0.22

Values expressed as mean ± SEM, 𝑛=8 animals/group. 𝑃>0.05 by ANOVA.