Table 2 Number of spermatozoa obtained prior and after freezing- thawing (106) from separate epididymis (L and R represent a pair of epididymides from each individual from 1 to 4)
Fresh parameters | Post thaw parameters | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TOTAL [×106] | LIVE [×106] | MOTILE [×106] | TOTAL [×106] | LIVE [×106] | MOTILE [×106] | ||||||
Control | Percoll | Control | Percoll | Control | Percoll | Control | Percoll | Control | Percoll | Control | |
Epididymis 1 L | 728.00 | 410.00 | 607.88 | 342.35 | 364.00 | 225.50 | 728.00 | 129.50 | 83.72 | 53.10 | 14.56 |
Epididymis 1R | 499.60 | 499.90 | 482.11 | 482.40 | 299.76 | 299.94 | 499.60 | 320.00 | 124.90 | 214.40 | 49.96 |
Epididymis 2 L | 900.00 | 900.00 | 760.50 | 760.50 | 270.00 | 270.00 | 900.00 | 120.00 | 180.00 | 43.20 | 360.00 |
Epididymis 2R | 900.00 | 860.00 | 722.70 | 690.58 | 360.00 | 344.00 | 900.00 | 232.50 | 342.00 | 156.94 | 360.00 |
Epididymis 3 L | 600.00 | 960.00 | 474.00 | 758.40 | 360.00 | 576.00 | 600.00 | 520.00 | 306.00 | 301.60 | 240.00 |
Epididymis 3R | 800.00 | 1960.00 | 632.00 | 1548.40 | 520.00 | 1274.00 | 800.00 | 720.00 | 288.00 | 518.40 | 160.00 |
Epididymis 4 L | 160.00 | 1173.00 | 138.40 | 1014.65 | 96.00 | 703.80 | 160.00 | 294.00 | 60.80 | 97.20 | 56.00 |
Epididymis 4R | 160.00 | 855.00 | 143.20 | 765.23 | 96.00 | 513.00 | 160.00 | 441.00 | 37.60 | 227.12 | 40.00 |