Table 1.
Motility parameters of raw, control, and post-thaw human sperm samples supplemented with different concentrations of aqueous NSE
| Group | Raw semen control | Vitrified semen control | NSE |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | |||
| Total motility (%) | 64.1±14.7 | 25.5±11.4a) | 29.3±8.4 | 29.5±8.2 | 35.7±8.1b) | 35.8±8.9b) | 32.2±8.1b) | 32.2±8.5b) |
| Progressive motility (%) | 45.3±5.6 | 12.7±5.1a) | 41.6±5.6b) | 42.1±5.6b) | 45.8±5.2b) | 46.9±5.7b) | 44.1±5.5b) | 43.9±5.1b) |
| VCL (µm/sec) | 45.3±4.1 | 22.5±4.7a) | 47.6±4.4b) | 47.9±4.6b) | 47.8±4.5b) | 48.7±4.1b) | 47.1±4.3b) | 47.5±4.5b) |
| VSL (µm/sec) | 27.4±7.6 | 14.1±7.4a) | 25.1±7.5b) | 25.7±7.6b) | 27.5±7.4b) | 28.7±8.1b) | 28.2±7.6b) | 28.1±7.5b) |
| VAP (µm/sec) | 35.5±7.1 | 22.6±7.5a) | 34.7±7.4b) | 37.5±7.1b) | 39.6±7.5b) | 39.9±7.1b) | 38.1±7.7b) | 38.8±7. 3b) |
| LIN (%) | 60.24±6.43 | 42.36±6.75a) | 57.14±6.12b) | 58.02±6.19b) | 61.59±6.17b) | 61.62±6.34b) | 60.59±6.15b) | 60.70±6.62b) |
Values are presented as mean±standard error.
NSE, Nigella sativa extract; VCL, curvilinear velocity; VSL, straight-line velocity; VAP, average path velocity; LIN, linearity.
a)
p<0.05, significant differences compared to the raw semen control group;
b)
p<0.05, significant differences compared to the vitrified semen control group.