The mutation potential of ethephon was by investigated the micronucleus test of bone marrow polychromatophilic erythroblasts (PCE) cells and sperm shape abnormality test in mice.
Purpose and Methods: In order to characterize the antimutagenic effect of seaweed polysaccharides(SP), the mouse bone marrow micronucleus test and mouse sperm malformation test were conducted.
In old rats, taurine can obviously increase the numbers of sperm, the motility of sperm and the rate of live sperm, but has no significant effects on the rate of acrosome completeness and teratosperm.