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. 2012 Dec 14;10:45. doi: 10.1186/1477-3155-10-45

Table 1.

Effect of BRET-QD and sperm ratio on sperm motility

Groups N Motility1(%) Rapid2(%) VAP (μm/sec) VCL (μm/sec) VSL (μm/sec)
Control*
5
87 ± 6a
74 ± 5
94 ± 11
202 ± 23a
56 ± 9
0.1 x 108
3
36 ± 6b
23 ± 13
40 ± 5
86 ± 15b
21 ± 5
0.5 x 108
4
63 ± 17ab
46 ± 15
65 ± 19
143 ± 36ab
39 ± 12
1 x 108
4
81 ± 8a
68 ± 11
90 ± 9
194 ± 17a
51 ± 7
2 x 108
3
89 ± 5a
63 ± 22
94 ± 17
198 ± 36a
52 ± 8
P values (ANOVA 2) 0.017 0.094 0.069 0.053 0.116

*Spermatozoa incubated without BRET-QD (1 nM). N = number of independent replicates; 1Total motility of spermatozoa; 2Proportion of sperm moving at a speed ≥ 30 μm/sec. Velocity data correspond to the average path (VAP), curvilinear (VCL), and straight-line (VSL). Data are mean ± s.e.m. and superscripts (a,b) indicate significant differences within the same column.