Table 2: Comparison of ATP content of sperm recovered from the
filtrate and retentate following silica wool filtration.
|
ATP
Content per 106 Sperm/mL* |
Filtrate |
Retentate |
Student’s
t-test |
|
Overall Motile Sperm |
1214.8
±741.3 |
53.4
±110.5 |
0.0005 |
|
Progressively Motile Sperm |
1142.8
±690.9 |
36.9
±81.9 |
0.0005 |
*A significant difference in the ATP content of
motile sperm recovered from the different filtrates and their respective
retentates (p < 0.05).