Research Article

α-Tocopherol Prevents Sperm Apoptosis and Necrosis in Rats Exposed to 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin

Table 2

The percentage of live, dead, apoptotic, and necrotic spermatozoa (%) of rats exposed to TCDD and treated with α-tocopherol.

GroupLive spermatozoaDead spermatozoaApoptotic spermatozoaNecrotic spermatozoa

C85, 44 ± 3, 71a14.56 ± 3, 97c8, 32 ± 2, 26c6, 24 ± 2, 00c
T033, 84 ± 4, 41c66.16 ± 5, 05a35, 43 ± 6, 05a30, 73 ± 4, 31a
T165, 55 ± 4, 19b34.45 ± 6, 62b18, 44 ± 2, 41b16, 01 ± 3, 54b
T272, 76 ± 4, 8ab27.24 ± 6, 09b14, 08 ± 3, 42b13, 16 ± 2, 76b
T381, 82 ± 2, 93a18.18 ± 3, 82c9, 51 ± 2, 17c8, 67 ± 1, 94c