Fig. 3.
Effect of as-AGP on phagocytic activity and superoxide production by PMNs for sperm . PMNs were incubated for 4 h in coated plates supplemented with culture medium only, AGP, or as-AGP and then subjected to a 1-h phagocytosis assay. (a) The percentage PMNs undergoing phagocytosis of sperm treated to induce capacitation, in vitro. The different letters indicate significant differences between the marked treatments at P < 0.001. (b) The percentage of superoxide production by PMNs undergoing in vitro phagocytosis of sperm treated to induce capacitation. The different letters indicate significant differences between the marked treatments at P < 0.05. Numerical values are presented as means ± SEM of four experiments.