Table 5 Correlations (r value) between the concentrations of elements in boar seminal plasma measured on day 0 and sperm quality characteristics on day 3 (n = 20)
From: The influence of macro- and microelements in seminal plasma on diluted boar sperm quality
Semen parameters on day 3 | Element concentration in seminal plasma on day 0 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mg (mmol/l) | Ca (µmol/l) | Fe (µmol/l) | Cu (µmol/l) | Zn (µmol/l) | Se (nmol/l) | |
Motility | −0.168 | −0.325 | 0.035 | 0.042 | −0.350 | 0.674* |
Progressive motility | −0.497* | −0.436* | 0.177 | 0.140 | −0.087 | 0.563* |
Normal sperm morphology | 0.136 | 0.360 | 0.555* | −0.126 | 0.430 | 0.757* |
Proximal droplets | −0.190 | −0.231 | −0.090 | −0.106 | 0.113 | −0.252 |
Distal droplets | −0.276 | −0.157 | −0.133 | 0.225 | 0.174 | −0.045 |
Acrosome reacted spermatozoa | 0.000 | 0.242 | 0.208 | 0.132 | −0.007 | −0.406* |
Capacitated spermatozoa | 0.236 | −0.144 | −0.144 | −0.254 | −0.117 | 0.138 |
Impaired tail membrane integrity | 0.147 | 0.463* | 0.119 | −0.215 | 0.187 | −0.716* |
Live spermatozoa | 0.091 | 0.237 | 0.496* | −0.323 | −0.266 | 0.467* |
Dead spermatozoa | 0.022 | −0.146 | −0.547* | 0.207 | 0.200 | −0.455* |
Decreased mitochondrial potential | −0.174 | −0.438 | −0.414 | 0.582* | −0.625* | −0.303 |
Intact DNA | −0.475* | −0.567* | 0.149 | 0.506* | 0.240 | 0.473* |