TABLE 5.
Comparison of sperm from wild-type and Nl1−/− micea
| Parameter | Mean value ±SD for mice with genotype:
|
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| +/+ | −/− | ||
| Motile sperm (%) | 87.2 ± 6.66 | 78.3 ± 10.01 | 0.1184 |
| Progressively motile (%) | 40.5 ± 3.2 | 33.2 ± 3.2 | 0.1368 |
| Avg path velocity (μm/s) | 100.1 ± 4.6 | 86.8 ± 7.6 | 0.1642 |
| Straight-line velocity (μm/s) | 64.2 ± 3.6 | 55.5 ± 4.3 | 0.155 |
| Curved-line velocity (μm/s) | 186.9 ± 7.2 | 161.3 ± 12.9 | 0.1147 |
| Lateral head displacement (μm) | 9.8 ± 0.09 | 9.4 ± 0.2 | 0.0903 |
| Beat cross frequency (beat/s) | 24.3 ± 0.9 | 25.1 ± 1.2 | 0.6081 |
| Straightness | 58.8 ± 0.7 | 60.2 ± 0.8 | 0.2368 |
| Linearity | 32.7 ± 0.8 | 33.0 ± 0.4 | 0.7342 |
| Total count | 1109 ± 198 | 828 ± 181 | 0.3203 |
a
Seven mice of each genotype were studied; six fields per mouse were analyzed. The parameters examined are defined in Materials and Methods.