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. 2013 Mar 19;8(3):e59387. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059387

Table 2. Percentage (± SE) of two- and three-dimensional measurements of the non-sexed (NS), pool of the sorted for X and Y (SXY), X-bearing sperm (SX) and Y-bearing bovine sperm (SY).

Groups Measures of structural characteristics
Two dimensional Three dimensional
Perimeter (µm) Area including hole (µm2) Surface area (µm2) Volume (µm3)
NS 28.4±1.55 46.4±5.0 46.9±4.97 13.7±1.44
SXY 28.3±0.65 46.5±5.4 47.1±1.66 13.2±0.65
SX 29.9±2.25 49.0±7.7 49.6±7.68 14.4±1.71
SY 28.9±1.59 48.9±5.3 49.4±5.32 14.9±2.68

Values are an average of at least 400 sperm for each group. There was no difference between groups (P>0.05).