Table 1.
Morphometric parameters of the sperm head, shape indices and conversion formulas by Maree et al. [4].
Fig 1.
A–unstained (phase contrast); B–stained with Papanicolau; C–stained with SpermBlue; D–stained with eosin+gentian; E–stained with silver nitrate.
Table 2.
Values of morphometric parameters depending on the staining technique.
Table 3.
Differences in means for morphometric parameters between each of the staining techniques and unstained sperm.
Table 4.
Values of shape indices depending on the staining technique.
Table 5.
Differences in average values of shape indices depending on the staining technique in comparison with unstained sperm.