| ALH | amplitude of lateral head displacement |
| BCF | beat-cross frequency |
| BSA | bovine serum albumin |
| CASA | computer-assisted sperm analysis |
| CM | capacitating medium |
| DANCE | forward movement of the head |
| EV | electronic volume |
| FSC | forward scatter |
| GSK3a | glycogen synthase kinase-3 isoform α |
| GSK3ß | glycogen synthase kinase-3 isoform β |
| ISAS | integrated sperm analysis system |
| LIN | linearity |
| M540 | merocyanine-540 |
| MAD | mean angular displacement |
| PCA | principal component analysis |
| PI | propidium iodide |
| PMOT | progressive motility |
| SEM | standard error of the mean |
| SP | motile subpopulation |
| SRF | sperm-rich fraction |
| SSC | side scatter |
| STR | straightness |
| TMOT | total motility |
| VAP | average path velocity |
| VCL | curvilinear velocity |
| VSL | straight linear velocity |
| WOB | wobble coefficient |