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Human carboxylesterases HCE1 and HCE2: ontogenic expression, inter-individual variability and differential hydrolysis of oseltamivir, aspirin, deltamethrin and permethrin. Biochem Pharmacol., 77, 238–247. APPENDIX I Statistical representation of the effect of the treatments on the average epididymal weight (g) of the control of treatments on the sperm count of the control, treatments A (Cypermethrin-treated B (Dimethoate-treated) , and C (Cypermethrin + Dimethoate-treated) adult male rats Descriptives N Mean Std. Deviation Std. Error 95% Confidence Interval for Mean Minim um Maxim um Lower Bound Upper Bound Treatment A Contr ol 9 .7122 .28341 .09447 .4944 .9301 .39 1.26 2.5% 9 .5956 .14414 .04805 .4848 .7064 .40 .77 5% 9 .6100 .10909 .03636 .5261 .6939 .45 .82 10% 9 .6067 .15620 .05207 .4866 .7267 .38 .82 Total 36 .6311 .18355 .03059 .5690 .6932 .38 1.26 Treatment B Contr ol 9 .7122 .28341 .09447 .4944 .9301 .39 1.26 2.5% 9 .5911 .18950 .06317 .4454 .7368 .35 .94 5% 9 .6489 .21923 .07308 .4804 .8174 .38 1.02 10% 9 .6578 .16315 .05438 .5324 .7832 .44 .86 Total 36 .6525 .21339 .03556 .5803 .7247 .35 1.26 Treatment C Contr ol 9 .7122 .28341 .09447 .4944 .9301 .39 1.26 2.5% 9 .7022 .12892 .04297 .6031 .8013 .44 .86 5% 9 .5300 .13519 .04506 .4261 .6339 .28 .67 10% 9 .5244 .13116 .04372 .4236 .6253 .38 .74 Total 36 .6172 .19651 .03275 .5507 .6837 .28 1.26 APPENDIX II Statistical representation of the effect of the treatments on the semen volume (ml) of the control, of treatments on the sperm count of the control, treatments A (Cypermethrin-treated B (Dimethoate-treated) , and C (Cypermethrin + Dimethoate-treated) adult male rats Descriptives N Mean Std. Deviation Std. Error 95% Confidence Interval for Mean Minim um Maxim um Lower Bound Upper Bound Treatnent A Contr ol 9 .2667 .05000 .01667 .2282 .3051 .20 .30 2.5% 9 .2667 .12247 .04082 .1725 .3608 .10 .40 5% 9 .2000 .07071 .02357 .1456 .2544 .10 .30 10% 9 .2333 .07071 .02357 .1790 .2877 .10 .30 Total 36 .2417 .08409 .01402 .2132 .2701 .10 .40 Treatment B Contr ol 9 .2667 .05000 .01667 .2282 .3051 .20 .30 2.5% 9 .1667 .07071 .02357 .1123 .2210 .10 .30 5% 9 .2000 .08660 .02887 .1334 .2666 .10 .30 10% 9 .2333 .12247 .04082 .1392 .3275 .10 .40 Total 36 .2167 .09103 .01517 .1859 .2475 .10 .40 Treatment C Contr ol 9 .2667 .05000 .01667 .2282 .3051 .20 .30 2.5% 9 .2222 .06667 .02222 .1710 .2735 .10 .30 5% 9 .1667
