Table 3. Results of the comet assay performed at various concentrations of ethylene glycol (EG) as the cryoprotective agent (CPA) with ASP (artificial seminal plasma of small yellow croaker) as the diluent in large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea)
Parameters | Control | EG concentration (%) |
5% | 10% | 15% | 20% |
Head length (µm) | 60.6 ± 0.65a | 54.82 ± 0.1c | 56.04 ± 0.76b | 55.96 ± 0.74b | 52.10 ± 0.68d |
Tail length (µm) | 34.23 ± 0.52e | 51.39 ± 0.91b | 40.79 ± 1.08d | 50.12 ± 1.42c | 54.97 ± 1.53a |
Head intensity (%) | 93.02 ± 0.69a | 82.95 ± 0.65c | 86.71 ± 0.94b | 81.44 ± 0.97d | 75.99 ± 1.12e |
Tail intensity (%) | 6.98 ± 0.69e | 17.05 ± 0.65c | 13.29 ± 0.94d | 18.56 ± 0.97b | 24.01 ± 1.12a |
Tail DNA (%) | 2.19 ± 0.22e | 6.77 ± 0.29c | 4.66 ± 0.36d | 7.42 ± 0.50b | 9.67 ± 0.57a |
Control, fresh sperm.