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Table 2 Sperm motility analysis

From: Sperm motility and morphology changes in rats exposed to cadmium and diazinon

Group

A

B

C

D

Parameters

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

MOT (%)

50.31 ± 9.15

16.72 ± 20.38***

39.87 ± 20.99

53.03 ± 8.58

PROG (%)

27.69 ± 7.34

6.97 ± 15.23**

20.00 ± 14.54

29.99 ± 6.85

DAP (μm)

21.95 ± 3.29

10.39 ± 9.61**

24.55 ± 3.57

32.32 ± 2.57***

DCL (μm)

33.91 ± 4.98

16.14 ± 14.57**

37.54 ± 5.41

55.31 ± 4.70***

DSL (μm)

17.65 ± 2.15

7.65 ± 6.36***

19.42 ± 3.37

24.34 ± 2.12***

VAP (μm/s)

52.73 ± 9.25

25.43 ± 24.69**

62.44 ± 9.34*

80.00 ± 6.37***

VCL (μm/s)

81.10 ± 13.88

39.57 ± 37.33**

95.01 ± 14.47*

134.74 ± 11.30***

VSL (μm/s)

42.37 ± 5.92

18.76 ± 16.28**

49.16 ± 8.52

60.50 ± 5.14***

STR (%)

0.81 ± 0.04

0.35 ± 0.24***

0.79 ± 0.04

0.75 ± 0.02**

LIN (%)

0.53 ± 0.04

0.24 ± 0.18***

0.53 ± 0.04

0.45 ± 0.02***

WOB (%)

0.65 ± 0.03

0.31 ± 0.23***

0.66 ± 0.03

0.60 ± 0.02***

ALH (μm)

4.52 ± 1.26

2.52 ± 1.93*

6.76 ± 1.06***

9.74 ± 0.69***

BCF (Hz)

22.37 ± 2.71

7.99 ± 5.79***

17.95 ± 2.73**

16.72 ± 1.85***

  1. MOT motility, PROG progressive motility, DAP distance average path, DCL distance curved line, DSL distance straight line, VAP velocity average path, VCL velocity curved line, VSL velocity straight line, STR straightness, LIN linearity, WOB wobble, ALH amplitude of lateral head displacement, BCF beat cross frequency; *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001