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Table 2 Spermatozoa motility parameters affected by four doses of lycopene (LYC), untreated vs. treated with ferrous ascorbate (FeAA)

From: Antioxidant efficiency of lycopene on oxidative stress - induced damage in bovine spermatozoa

Fractions

Fractions untreated with FeAA

Fractions treated with FeAA

 

Ctrl 1 (SC Ctrl)

2 mmol/L LYC

1 mmol/L LYC

0.5 mmol/L LYC

0.25 mmol/L LYC

Ctrl 2 (FeAA Ctrl)

2 mmol/L LYC

1 mmol/L LYC

0.5 mmol/L LYC

0.25 mmol/L LYC

Time 0 h

 MOT, %

94.23 ± 0.50

95.76 ± 0.40

95.67 ± 0.56

95.24 ± 0.58

94.70 ± 0.59

92.31 ± 0.76

94.53 ± 0.58

93.40 ± 2.42

93.83 ± 0.76

93.20 ± 0.56

 PROG, %

84.26 ± 0.77

87.45 ± 0.57

86.23 ± 0.73

85.10 ± 1.09

85.66 ± 0.83

82.90 ± 1.20

85.14 ± 0.75

84.52 ± 2.29

83.64 ± 1.01

83.93 ± 0.83

Time 2 h

 MOT, %

75.71 ± 1.08

86.62 ± 2.78*1

85.65 ± 2.19*1

85.01 ± 1.31*1

82.30 ± 1.89

61.32 ± 1.54***1

80.58 ± 1.63***2

75.61 ± 1.95***2

73.57 ± 2.28***2

63.21 ± 1.76***1

 PROG, %

67.52 ± 1.62

79.43 ± 3.28*1

79.40 ± 2.74*1

78.05 ± 2.22*1

75.31 ± 2.91

48.22 ± 2.75***1

62.71 ± 2.28***2

61.93 ± 2.76***2

58.08 ± 1.14

49.55 ± 1.04***1

Time 6 h

 MOT, %

53.59 ± 2.50

69.02 ± 2.72***1

67.79 ± 1.96***1

65.43 ± 2.49*1

54.72 ± 2.69

25.18 ± 2.94***1

44.21 ± 2.94***2

42.10 ± 2.95*1; ***2

41.71 ± 2.45*1; ***2

37.56 ± 1.78*1; *2

 PROG, %

42.61 ± 2.22

56.60 ± 2.91**1

55.05 ± 1.85**1

53.72 ± 2.75*1

52.57 ± 2.53*1

20.38 ± 1.17***1

44.62 ± 1.54***2

39.03 ± 2.00***2

29.83 ± 2.79*2

25.89 ± 1.26***2

  1. Mean ± Standard Error
  2. MOT spermatozoa motility, PROG spermatozoa progressive motility
  3. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001
  4. 1 – vs. Control 1 (SC Control)
  5. 2 – vs. Control 2 (FeAA Control)