Skip to main content
. 2014 Aug 14;29(10):2123–2135. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deu196

Table II.

Effects of compounds on sperm motility after compound was removed after 20 min of treatment under non-capacitating conditions.

Total motility (% ± SEM)
Progressive motility (% ± SEM)
DMSO #1 #26 #30 #36 #37 #38 DMSO #1 #26 #30 #36 #37 #38
Time (min)
 T20 20 ± 1 35 ± 0*** 38 ± 2** 36 ± 2** 37 ± 1*** 42 ± 2*** 40 ± 2*** 8 ± 1 21 ± 1*** 24 ± 3** 20 ± 3** 24 ± 1*** 27 ± 2*** 28 ± 2***
 W0 18 ± 1 29 ± 3* 28 ± 3* 26 ± 4 28 ± 3* 30 ± 2** 31 ± 3** 7 ± 1 18 ± 3* 16 ± 3* 14 ± 3 18 ± 3* 19 ± 2** 19 ± 3**
 W20 21 ± 3 28 ± 2 33 ± 4* 24 ± 3 31 ± 3* 36 ± 5* 33 ± 5 10 ± 2 17 ± 3 20 ± 4 11 ± 3 20 ± 3* 24 ± 3* 22 ± 5
 W40 18 ± 2 29 ± 2** 30 ± 4* 30 ± 4* 27 ± 3* 33 ± 4* 36 ± 2** 7 ± 1 18 ± 3* 19 ± 4* 14 ± 3 17 ± 3* 23 ± 4** 24 ± 2***
 W60 18 ± 2 28 ± 4 32 ± 4* 25 ± 3 29 ± 3* 35 ± 2** 32 ± 4* 7 ± 1 16 ± 4 19 ± 3* 13 ± 3 19 ± 3** 23 ± 3** 22 ± 3**
 W120 18 ± 2 26 ± 3* 35 ± 4** 25 ± 4 33 ± 6* 34 ± 4** 34 ± 5* 8 ± 2 15 ± 2 22 ± 4* 12 ± 4 21 ± 4* 21 ± 3** 23 ± 5*
 W180 17 ± 2 30 ± 3* 32 ± 4* 24 ± 3 29 ± 3* 34 ± 3** 33 ± 4** 7 ± 2 18 ± 3* 21 ± 5* 12 ± 3 20 ± 3** 22 ± 3** 23 ± 3**
 W240 18 ± 2 30 ± 2** 31 ± 4* 24 ± 4 29 ± 4* 34 ± 3** 31 ± 4* 9 ± 1 17 ± 3* 20 ± 4* 12 ± 3 21 ± 4* 24 ± 3** 22 ± 4*
 W300 15 ± 1 27 ± 2** 30 ± 4* 26 ± 4* 28 ± 4* 33 ± 3** 32 ± 5* 6 ± 2 15 ± 3* 19 ± 4* 13 ± 4 19 ± 4* 21 ± 3** 22 ± 4*

n = 4 (four different samples from four individuals). T20 = incubation for 20 min, W0 = compound washed off/removed (min).

*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 and ***P < 0.001 with respect to control.