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. 2023 Nov 13;20(3):e20220030. doi: 10.1590/1984-3143-AR2022-0030

Table 6. Effect of silver nanoparticles on the actual kinematic parameters in semen before and after freezing.

Parameter Control Group 1
(NP- 125 µg/ml)
Group 2
(NP- 250 µg/ml)
p value
DAP μm Before Freezing 21.20 ± 0.85 21.85 ± 0.83 21.65 ± 0.87 0.859
After Freezing 29.88b ± 1.05 33.12ab ± 1.64 38.05a ± 2.40 0.008
DCL μm Before Freezing 36.65 ± 1.50 35.1 ± 1.30 35.5 ± 1.41 0.723
After Freezing 51.15± 2.01 49.71 ± 2.70 56.60 ± 3.93 0.237
DSL μm Before Freezing 17.9 ± 0.82 19.35 ± 0.87 19.15 ± 0.82 0.423
After Freezing 27.5 ± 1.29b 29.98ab ± 1.58 34.8a ± 2.28 0.017
ALH μm Before Freezing 6.60a ± 0.24 5.60b ± 0.25 6.00ab ± 0.14 0.008
After Freezing 6.97a ± 0.31 6.14b ± 0.26 5.92b ± 0.20 0.017
VAP μm/s Before Freezing 81.95 ± 2.11 78.75 ± 3.23 81.55 ± 2.50 0.651
After Freezing 97.85 ± 4.83 99.76 ± 3.34 104.45 ± 5.06 0.566
VCL μm/s Before Freezing 139.25 ± 4.60 125.9 ± 4.93 131.45 ± 3.81 0.701
After Freezing 158.05± 7.23 149.00 ± 6.14 154.85 ± 7.93 0.663
VSL μm/s Before Freezing 70.45 ± 1.87 70.4 ± 3.10 73.05 ± 2.36 0.115
After Freezing 86.2 ± 4.58 90.84 ± 3.22 96 ± 4.80 0.274
BCF Hz Before Freezing 25.8b ± 0.44 27.60a ± 0.47 27.25a ± 0.48 0.019
After Freezing 27.23 ± 0.71 27.72 ± 0.82 29.02 ±0.88 0.279

Mean values with different superscript in a row differ significantly (p<0.05).