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Table 1 Effect of vitrification and vitrification/thawing media supplementation with C siliqua on sperm progressive motility, normal morphology, and viability

From: In vitro application of Ceratonia siliqua improved sperm parameters and chromatin quality after vitrifacation in normozoospermic aged men

Variables

Group I

Group II

Group III

Group IV

Progressive motility (%)

41.15 ± 7.14

25.19 ± 2.01*

32.02 ± 3.24*#

30.31 ± 2.01*#

Normal morphology (%)

8.18 ± 1.2

5.14 ± 1.12*

6.12 ± 1.12*#

7.81 ± 3.21*#

Viability (%)

66.40 ± 3.1

44.19 ± 2.01*

57.12 ± 1.12*#

55.12 ± 2.36*#

  1. Group I fresh sperm, Group II vitrified sperm, Group III C. siliqua added to vitrification medium, Group IV C. siliqua added to thawing medium. The level of statistical significance was set at p < 0.05 and was shown with* and #
  2. *Difference between group I and other groups
  3. #Difference between group II and groups III and IV