Journal of Andrology Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on the Epididymis
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Table 6. Postthaw motility and adjusted motility index (AMI) of rhesus monkey–ejaculated and epididymal sperm samples frozen with 3% glycerol in TEST–20% egg yolk (TEST-yolk) or TEST alonea
      Motility, %
  AMI
  Sperm Type   Extender   0 h   4 hb   0 h   4 hb
  Ejaculated   TEST-yolk   45.6 ± 1.8c   39.6 ± 7.1c   29.5 ± 4.2c   16.0 ± 3.7c
    TEST   27.2 ± 7.8d   23.6 ± 5.2d   13.9 ± 8.6d   9.6 ± 3.2d
  Epididymal   TEST-yolk   54.6 ± 15.2c   37.5 ± 7.5c   36.4 ± 16.9c   12.9 ± 4.6c
    TEST   33.9 ± 6.9d   25.0 ± 2.6d   15.6 ± 6.8d   6.3 ± 0.7d
  aSamples were cooled at 220°C min-1, and evaluated immediately after thawing (0 h) or after incubation at 37°C in 5% CO2 in air for 4 h.
  bSignificant difference (P < .05) from samples evaluated immediately after thawing (0 h).
  c,dNumbers in columns for ejaculated and epididymal sperm sharing the same superscript were not different at P = .05.





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