Table 5.
Redox status of the spermatozoa lysate from different segments of buck epididymis
| Parameter | Caput epididymis | Corpus epididymis | Cauda epididymis | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protein | 1474.70 ± 197.22b | 1209.10 ± 92.34b | 319.06 ± 34.53a | 0.000 |
| GPx | 2.77 ± 0.10b | 3.27 ± 0.19c | 0.60 ± 0.021a | 0.000 |
| SOD | 638.79 ± 20.47b | 647.30 ± 18.60b | 129.60 ± 2.81a | 0.000 |
| GR | 99.87 ± 3.75c | 58.69 ± 2.021b | 23.06 ± 1.34a | 0.000 |
| GST | 0.10 ± 0.005c | 0.08 ± 0.006b | 0.01 ± 0.001a | 0.000 |
| MDA | 30.48 ± 1.20c | 23.22 ± 0.90b | 6.69 ± 0.32a | 0.000 |
| ROS | 0.73 ± 0.025b | 0.74 ± 0.028b | 0.16 ± 0.011a | 0.000 |
| GSH | 0.05 ± 0.004 b | 0.20 ± 0.008c | 0.01 ± 0.001a | 0.000 |
Protein (mg/108 spermatozoa); GPx glutathione peroxidase (unit GPx/108 spermatozoa); SOD superoxide dismutase (unit/108 spermatozoa); GR glutathione reductase (unit GR/108 spermatozoa); GST glutathione S-transferase (GST unit/108 spermatozoa), MDA malondialdehyde (mg of MDA/108 spermatozoa); ROS reactive oxygen species (mg of H2O2/108 spermatozoa); and GSH reduced glutathione (μg GSH/108 spermatozoa)
Values in columns with different superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05)