Table 7.

Percent motility of F344 rat sperm diluted different extenders.

Groups	Fresh Sperm	TL- HEPES	m-KRB	SM	TRIS-R	TRIS-S	TES-R	TES-S
10 °C/min	71.7±3.1b	66.6±3.3ab	61.7±1.7a	63.3±2.1ab	61.7±1.7a	60.0±2.6a	60.0±2.6a	58.3±3.1a
40 °C/min	71.7±3.1a	70.0±2.6a	65.0±2.2a	66.7±2.1a	65.0±2.2a	66.7±2.1a	63.3±2.1a	63.3±3.3a
70 °C/min	74.2±2.0b	68.3±1.7ab	65.0±2.2ab	65.0±2.2ab	63.3±2.1a	61.7±3.1a	61.7±1.7a	61.7±3.1a
100 °C/min	75.8±2.0b	66.7±3.3ab	61.7±1.7a	63.3±2.1a	65.0±2.2ab	61.7±3.1a	61.7±3.1a	60.0±3.7a
Significance	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Values are mean percentages ± SEM (n = 6)

^a–bDifferent superscripts within the same row denote significant differences (P < 0.05)

^-Differences between the same columns are not significant (P>0.05).