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Table 2 Effect of vitrification and vitrification/thawing media supplementation with C. siliqua on sperm AB, TB, and SCD

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

AB (+) (%)

17.60 ± 3.21

31.21 ± 4.11*

19.21 ± 2.26*#

19.34 ± 3.21 *#

TB (+) (%)

28.36 ± 2.36

48.12 ± 1.19 *

37.12 ± 2.36*#

38.19 ± 1.93 *#

SCD (+) (%)

15.47 ± 1.63

27.67 ± 2.14 *

18.26 ± 2.91 *#

19.01 ± 1.12 *#

  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