Table II.
Treatment | Number of eggs examined | Number of eggs penetrated | Penetration index | Percentage of penetration |
---|---|---|---|---|
Control | 65 | 46 | 2.8 | 70.8 |
Adjudin (10µM) | 86 | 24 | 1.2 | 27.9* |
Progesterone (P4, 15 µM) | 44 | 36 | 3.0 | 81.0 |
Sperm were preincubated with or without adjudin 10 µM in HTF for 5 h, washed, added separately to BWW medium containing 15–20 zone-free hamster oocytes and then co-incubated for 3 h at 37°C under 5% CO2 in air. Results are expressed as mean ± SEM. These data were represented in five different experiments (n = 5); adjudin significantly different from controls used. Paired samples test (*P < 0.001).