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. 2018 Feb 13;8:2902. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-21335-8

Table 1.

Kinetics of mouse and human spermatozoa unselected (control) or selected by thermotaxis.

Parameters CASA Mouse (n = 14) Human (n = 8)
Control Selected Control Selected
VCL (µm s−1 169 ± 9 140 ± 5* 109 ± 4 122 ± 4*
VSL (µm s−1) 50 ± 5 39 ± 2* 52 ± 4 61 ± 3*
VAP (µm s−1 81 ± 4 77 ± 3 64 ± 3 71 ± 3*
LIN (%) 28 ± 2 29 ± 1 50 ± 4 51 ± 3
STR (%) 58 ± 4 51 ± 2* 76 ± 3 81 ± 2
WOB (%) 49 ± 1 57 ± 1* 62 ± 3 60 ± 3
ALH (µm) 8.1 ± 0.4 6.7 ± 0.3* 4.1 ± 0.3 4.5 ± 0.3
BCF (Hz) 5.4 ± 0.3 5 ± 0.1 10 ± 0.4 11 ± 0.2
MOT (%) 54 ± 9 100 ± 1* 65 ± 2 100 ± 1*

*P < 0.05 according to two-way ANOVA.