Table 4.
Incubation Time (h) | Ionophore Treatment | Plasma Membrane Integrity | Analyzed Spermatozoa (n) | PTP Patterns | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I | II | III | ||||
Before DGC | no | I | 711 | 59 ± 26 a | 40 ± 22 a | 0.1 ± 0.4 b* |
C | 510 | 51 ± 15 a | 47 ± 19 a | 1.4 ± 0.7 b | ||
0 | no | I | 688 | 46 ± 26 a | 43 ± 26 a* | 10 ± 22 b |
C | 474 | 30 ± 17 b | 63 ± 27 a | 7 ± 10 c | ||
0 | yes | I | 625 | 53 ± 20 a** | 44 ± 32 a* | 3 ± 3 b |
C | 451 | 28 ± 12 b | 68 ± 20 a | 4 ± 7 b | ||
3 | no | I | 318 | 35 ± 21 a* | 62 ± 20 a* | 2 ± 4 b |
C | 838 | 16 ± 6 b | 83 ± 13 a | 1 ± 1 c | ||
3 | yes | I | 339 | 51 ± 21 a*** | 47 ± 21 a*** | 2 ± 2 b |
C | 803 | 22 ± 16 b | 77 ± 16 a | 0.1 ± 0.4 c |
Different letters indicate significant differences between the phosphorylation patterns within the same row (p < 0.05, n = 6). Asterisks indicate significant differences between intact and compromised sperm plasma membrane within the same PTP pattern (* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 and *** p < 0.001, n = 6). DGC (density gradient centrifugation).