Table 1.
Concentration of zinc sulphate (μM) | Percentage Motility (Mean±SEM) | Sperm with intact DNA (%) (Mean±SEM) | |
---|---|---|---|
Total motility | Progressive motility | ||
0 | 46.7±2.20 | 29.7±1.86 | 22.00±5.41 |
10 | 49.4±1.76 | 29.0±1.81 | 26.32±2.96 |
50 | 52.6±1.83 | 32.2±1.28 | 32.00±6.40 |
100 | 57.0±1.89 b | 38.2±1.70a c | 40.67±3.04 |
250 | 55.0±1.83 | 36.5±1.67 | 31.17±7.56 |
500 | 48.8±1.84 | 29.5±1.87d | 29.83±6.55 |
1000 | 47.3±2.13 | 27.6±2.10e | 26.83±8.45 |
ap<0.05, bp<0.01 v/s Control; cp<0.01 v/s 10 μM; dp<0.05 v/s 100 μM; ep<0.01 v/s 100 μM