Table 1

Effect of [CrV-BT]2- on sperm motility (%), density, and acrosome integrity (% of total)



Control
[CrV-BT]2-

Motility (%)
Progressive
34.0 ± 2.2
27.1 ± 7.2

Non-progressive
20.3 ± 4.1
22.9 ± 7.8

Immotile
45.8 ± 3.1
48.1 ± 7.4
Density (×106)
10.1 ± 2.02
9.07 ± 2.96
Intact acrosomes (%)
82.4 ± 1.98
73.6 ± 2.2*

Note: Data are mean and standard deviation. *Values are significantly reduced (P < 0.05) compared to the controls, using t-test.

Pereira et al. Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source 2005 4:9   doi:10.1186/1476-069X-4-9