| AQP | Aquaporin |
| ALH | Amplitude of lateral head displacement |
| BCF | Beat cross frequency |
| BTS | Beltsville Thawing Solution |
| CASA | Computer-assisted sperm analysis |
| CPA | Cryoprotective agent |
| DCF+ | 2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein |
| E+ | Ethidium |
| EV | Electronic volume |
| FS | Forward scatter |
| GFE | Good freezability ejaculates |
| GLP | Aquaglyceroporins |
| H2DCFDA | 2′,7′-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| HE | Hydroethidine |
| ISAC | International Society for Advancement of Cytometry |
| JC-1 | 5,5′,6,6′-tetrachloro-1,1′,3,3′tetraethyl-benzimidazolylcarbocyanine iodide |
| JC-1agg | JC-1 aggregates |
| JC-1mon | JC-1 monomers |
| LEY | β-Lactose–egg yolk–glycerol |
| LEYGO | β-Lactose–egg yolk–glycerol–Orvus ES Paste |
| LIN | Linearity |
| M540 | Merocyanine 540 |
| MMP | Mitochondrial membrane potential |
| O2−• | Superoxide |
| PDO | 1,3-propanediol |
| PfAQP | Plasmodium falciparum aquaporin |
| PFE | Poor freezability ejaculates |
| PHL | Phloretin |
| PI | Propidium iodide |
| PMOT | Progressive motility |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |
| SLC2A2 | Solute carrier family 2, facilitated glucose transporter member 2 |
| SS | Side scatter |
| STR | Straightness |
| TMOT | Total motility |
| VAP | Average path velocity |
| VCL | Curvilinear velocity |
| VSL | Straight line velocity |
| WOB | Motility parameter wobble |
| PMOT | Progressive motility |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |
| SLC2A2 | Solute carrier family 2, facilitated glucose transporter member 2 |
| SS | Side scatter |
| STR | Straightness |