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. 2019 Dec 19;17:109. doi: 10.1186/s12958-019-0554-z

Table 2.

Correlation matrix of individual detection methods of boar sperm (chilled 17 °C/diluted) capacitation status at 240 min of incubation; n = 20

ACR.2 FM ACR.2 FC CTC FM CTC FC Phall FM Phall FC pY FM pY FC
ACR.2 FMa 1 0.79 0.81 0.19 0.33 0.55 0.47 0.55
ACR.2 FCb 0.79 1 0.69 0.17 0.33 0.62 0.39 0.44
CTC FMc 0.81 0.69 1 0.25 0.35 0.59 0.52 0.47
CTC FCd 0.19 0.17 0.25 1 0.24 0.31 0.12 0.23
Phall FMe 0.33 0.33 0.35 0.24 1 0.47 0.27 0.35
Phall FCf 0.55 0.62 0.59 0.31 0.47 1 0.23 0.29
anti-pY FMg 0.47 0.39 0.52 0.12 0.27 0.23 1 0.71
anti-pY FCh 0.55 0.44 0.47 0.23 0.35 0.29 0.71 1
r totali 4.69 4.43 4.68 2.51 3.34 4.06 3.71 4.04

Correlation coefficients (r) between detections of capacitation status by individual detection methods

aFluorescent microscopy with anti-acrosin (ACR.2 FM) antibody

b Flow cytometry with ACR.2 antibody (ACR.2 FC)

cFluorescent microscopy with chlortetracycline (CTC FM)

dFlow cytometry with chlortetracycline (CTC FC)

eFluorescent microscopy with fluorescein isothiocyanate-conjugated phalloidin (Phall FM)

fFlow cytometry with fluorescein isothiocyanate-conjugated phalloidin (Phall FC)

gFluorescent microscopy with anti-phosphotyrosine antibody (anti-pY FM)

hFlow cytometry with anti-phosphotyrosine antibody (anti-pY FC)

iThe sum of correlation coefficients for appropriate detection method

Significant correlation coefficient in bold (p ≤ 0.05)