Table I.

Sperm parameters as established by computer-assisted sperm analysis.

	Day 15		Day 60		Day 120
Parameter	Control (mean ± SEM)	AgNP (mean ± SEM)	Control (mean ± SEM)	AgNP (mean ± SEM)	Control (mean ± SEM)	AgNP (mean ± SEM)
Smoothed path velocity (VAP) (μm/s)	115.68±9.04	118.42±6.18	134.93±6.89	109.38±9.06	117.43±4.39	116.6±3.84
Straight line velocity (VSL) (μm/s)	87.38±8.76	90.08±5.83	97.23±6.50	72.88±8.02	80.03±2.98	81.48±2.85
Track velocity (VCL) (μm/s)	208.14±13.12	219.28±8.55	240.23±9.69	202.83±12.98	223.52±5.46	221.28±4.83
Amplitude of lateral head displacement (ALH) (μm)	11.1±0.53	10.92±0.37	13.33±0.35	11.9±0.56	13.17±0.31	13±0.27
Beat cross frequency (BCF) (Hz)	29.74±0.64	32.86±1.70	25.83±0.73	28.28±1.06	28.58±1.19	28.47±1.32
Straightness (STR) (VSL/VAP)	71.2±1.77	70.8±1.46	69.25±1.25	63.5±2.40	65.33±0.56	66.83±0.91
Linearity (LIN) (VSL/VCL)	42.4±1.29	41.2±1.24	40.5±1.32	36.25±2.17	35.83±0.65	37±0.89
Elongation/Head shape (ratio of minor to major axis of sperm head)	43±0.63	42.8±0.86	42.25±0.75	46.25±1.84	43.67±0.42	42.67±0.80
Total (millions/ml)	16.22±2.16	11.62±1.62	28.63±1.89	36.43±4.21	35.32±2.35	31.17±4.00
Motile (%)	77.4±3.64	74.2±4.75	85.5±2.87	87.5±1.55	83.17±1.49	81.17±1.78
Progressive (%)	53.8±3.26	49.0±5.37	62.0±3.19	54.0±3.70	52.67±1.12	52.5±2.33
Rapid (%)	67.8±3.68	63.4±5.22	77.5±3.01	76.5±3.01	71.33±1.38	68.67±2.25
Slow (%)	1.6±0.24	2.2±0.58	1.25±0.25	1.5±0.29	1.33±0.21	1.83±0.17
Static (%)	20.8±3.57	23.6±4.35	13.5±2.87	11.25±1.44	15.3±1.52	17.17±1.70