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Table 2 Changes in live cells, spontaneous (SAR), induced (IAR) acrosome reaction, capacitated sperm, motile cells and VCLy after treatment with prostatic secretory granules (PSGs) and/or tert-butyl-hydroperoxide (t-BHP) at 37°C for 60 min.

From: In vitro antioxidant activity of the prostatic secretory granules in rabbit semen after exposure to organic peroxides

 

Live cells

%

SAR

%

IAR

%

Capacitated sperm

%

Motile cells

%

VCL

μm/sec

Control sperm

75.0 b

20.4

68.4 b

48.0 b

60.8 b

195.0 b

Sperm+PSGs

80.8 b

16.3

50.1 a

33.9 a

61.7 b

205.1 b

t-BHP treated sperm

61.3 a

21.0

72.0 b

51.0 b

49.2 a

168.0 a

t-BHP treated sperm+PSGs

60.2 a

17.5

58.3 a

40.8 ab

56.7 b

197.2 b

Pooled SE

5.1

3.4

7.3

8.4

4.0

4.9

  1. y VCL stands for curvilinear velocity of the sperm;
  2. a..b: Values with different letters on the same column are significantly different, P < 0.05.