. 2021 Jul 28;100(10):101405. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2021.101405

Table 1.

Effect of different levels of ergothioneine on motility parameters of rooster sperm.

Antioxidant (µM)	TM(%)	PM(%)	VAP (µm/s)	VSL (µm/s)	VCL (µm/s)	LIN(%)	STR (%)	ALH (µm)	BCF (Hz)
0	51.72^bc	18.15^d	30.87^c	17.06^c	52.74^ab	32.35^b	55.59	4.22^ab	15.55^ab
5	66.58^a	27.50^b	34.54^ab	20.23^b	54.81^ab	37.00^ab	58.95	4.59^ab	17.68^ab
10	72.11^a	31.80^a	37.28^a	23.06^a	55.94^a	41.20^a	62.17	4.82^a	18.30^a
15	56.03^b	22.61^c	32.48^bc	18.70^bc	52.65^ab	35.80^ab	57.81	4.47^ab	16.40^ab
20	49.82^c	18.99^d	31.38^bc	16.89^c	51.01^b	33.32^b	54.41	4.18^b	15.08^b
SEM	1.44	0.83	0.89	0.66	1.16	1.36	2.63	0.15	0.78

^a-dDifferent superscripts within the same column indicate differences among groups (P < 0.05).

Abbreviations: ALH, mean amplitude of the lateral head displacement; BCF, mean of the beat cross frequency; LIN, linearity; PM, progressive motility; STR, straightness; TM, total motility; VAP, average path velocity; VCL, curvilinear velocity; VSL, straight−line velocity.