|
VCL, µm/s |
VAP, µm/s |
VSL, µm/s |
BCF, Hz |
ALH, µm |
LIN, % |
n (% of population) |
|
| Group 1 |
143.0 ± 20.7 |
83.4 ± 17.4 |
61.4 ± 33.9 |
12.3 ± 5.6 |
7.5 ± 3.2 |
44.6 ± 25.0 |
16,022 (62.3) |
| Group 2 |
90.6 ± 21.7 |
43.8 ± 19.1 |
20.7 ± 14.8 |
5.1 ± 5.2 |
8.0 ± 8.1 |
24.0 ± 16.5 |
8,824 (34.3) |
| Group 3 |
118.4 ± 30.9 |
48.7 ± 12.5 |
15.7 ± 4.8 |
84.6 ± 27.1 |
1.9 ± 0.7 |
14.3 ± 7.3 |
867 (3.4) |
| Mean |
126.7 ± 30.4 |
73.7 ± 37.9 |
53.6 ± 38.4 |
13.1 ± 16.6 |
7.2 ± 7.6 |
41.5 ± 27.6 |
25,713 (100) |
|
| *VCL indicates curvilinear velocity; VAP, average path velocity;
VSL, straight-line velocity; BCF, beat cross frequency; ALH, amplitude of
lateral head displacement; and LIN, linearity. |
 These particular data pertain to the total population of analyzed
cells (ali incubations, all time points) in the study testing bicarbonate
stimulation of sperm motility in 7 different ejaculates, of which absolute
motility parameter values are presented in
Figure 1 and
Table 1. Changes in group 1
sperm (designated "fast linear"—compare VSL and LIN values)
in these experiments are shown in Figure
3. The group 3 sperm, which differ markedly from the other types
with respect to BCF, occurred only in a single sample
(Figure 3h) and were active
sperm that had stuck to the slide. Clear recognition of the small population
of group 3 sperm illustrates the power of PATN analysis. |
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