| mL | milliliter |
| μg | microgram |
| pH | potential of hydrogen |
| μm | Micrometre |
| v/v | Volume To Volume Ratio |
| mm | millimeter |
| i.d. | Inside Diameter |
| m/z | mass-to-charge ratio |
| log | logarithm |
| mM | millimolar |
| M | molar |
| μL | microliter |
| ng | nanogram |
| nm | nanometer |
| ROS | reactive oxygen species |
| PM | Sperm motility |
| RPM | Progressive motility |
| VSL | straight-line velocity |
| VCL | curved-line velocity |
| VAP | average path velocity |
| LIN | linearity |
| WOB | wobble |
| T-AOC | Total antioxidant capacity |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| SOD | Superoxide dismutase |
| CAT | Catalase |
| NOX | NADPH oxidase |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| LC-MS | Liquid Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer |
| MS | Mass Spectrometer |
| DEMs | Differentially expressed metabolites |
| VIP | variable importance in projection |
| p-value | Probability value |
| FDR | false discovery rate |
| SD | standard deviation |
| ANOVA | Analysis of Variance |
| CK | Control Check |
| TG | treatment group |
| OPLS-DA | Orthogonal partial least squares-discriminant analysis |
| DEPs | Difficult-to-express proteins |
| FAK | focal adhesion kinase |