Table 3.
Effect of different Se concentrations on frozen sperm parameters (Mean ± SEM) after thawing (n = 25).
| Parameters |
Concentrations (µg mL
-1
)
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Motility (%) | 40.3 ± 1.6a | 43.1 ± 1.8ab | 46.6 ± 1.9b | 47.5 ± 1.8b | 32.5 ± 1.7c | 26.7 ± 1.9d | |
| Viability (%) | 59.1 ± 1.5a | 61.3 ± 1.7ab | 64.8 ± 1.5bc | 67.4 ± 1.9c | 53.6 ± 1.9d | 41.6 ± 1.8e | |
| Membrane Integrity (%) | 56.5 ± 1.6a | 59.1 ± 1.8ab | 63.4 ± 1.3bc | 66.1 ± 1.7c | 48.4 ± 1.8d | 38.5 ± 1.9e | |
| Damaged DNA (%) | 10.8 ± 0.36ab | 10.1 ± 0.27ac | 9.5 ± 0.36cd | 9.0 ± 0.35d | 11.7 ± 0.37b | 13.1 ± 0.40e | |
| TAC (µmol L -1 ) | 62.0 ± 3.5a | 64.0 ± 3.9a | 64.0 ± 3.9a | 78.0 ± 3.5b | 58.0 ± 3.6a | 42.0 ± 3.9c | |
a, b, c
Superscript letters indicate significant differences within rows (p < 0.05).