Sperm

Ascorbic Acid, mM

SEM

P-value

Characteristic²

0

5

10

20

Motility, %

35.9

32.9

32.7

30.7

1.83

0.26

Progressive, %

26.6

24.9

23.0

22.0

1.57

0.18

Rapid, %

31.7

29.2

27.4

26.0

1.73

0.12

Static, %

27.8

23.1

26.6

32.3

3.69

0.38

VAP, µm/s

91.4^a

87.5^ab

84.0^bc

80.3^c

1.86

0.0007

VSL, µm/s

75.7^a

74.1^ab

70.6^ab

67.6^b

1.82

0.012

VCL, µm/s

147.9^a

137.7^ab

135.3^b

131.0^b

3.04

0.002

ALH, µm

6.4^a

6.4^ab

6.3^ab

5.8^b

0.15

0.029

BCF, Hz

31.2^a

29.3^ab

28.9^ab

28.2^b

0.73

0.037

STR, %

81.1

82.8

81.8

82.4

0.59

0.18

LIN, %

53.2^b

56.0^a

53.5^ab

53.7^ab

0.73

0.037

ELONG, %

44.0

43.2

42.5

42.5

0.69

0.37

AREA, µm²

5.8

5.9

6.2

6.5

0.23

0.19