| ALH | Amplitude of the lateral displacement of the sperm head (µm) |
| BCF | Frequency of the flagellar beat (Hz) |
| CM-H2DCFDA | Chloromethyl dihydroxy 2′,7′-di-chlorofluorescein acetate |
| DFI | DNA fragmentation index |
| %DFI | Proportion of spermatozoa with DFI above threshold (250) |
| DNC | Sperm dance (VCL × ALH; µm2/s) |
| DNCm | Sperm mean dance (VCL × ALH/VSL; µm) |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| %HDS | Proportion of spermatozoa with high DNA stainability |
| LIN | Linearity (VCL/VSL) |
| LPC | Lysophosphatidylcholine |
| MOT | Total motility |
| PROG | Progressive motility |
| PVP | Polyvinylpyrrolidone |
| VSL | Straight path velocity (µm/s) |
| SCSA | Sperm chromatin structure assay |
| STR | Straightness (VAP/VSL) |
| TALP | Tyrode-albumin-lactate-pyruvate medium |
| VAP | Average path velocity (µm/s) |
| VCL | Curvilinear velocity (µm/s) |
| WOB | Wobble (VAP/VCL) |
Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official
government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you've safely
connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive
information only on official, secure websites.