Correlation between Sperm Parameters and Protein Expression of Antioxidative Defense Enzymes in Seminal Plasma: A Pilot Study

Table 3

Correlation between sperm parameters and activity of antioxidative enzymes in seminal plasma.

	CuZnSOD	GSH-Px	GST
Number of spermatozoa (×10^6)	= 0.094; = 0.796; NS	= −0.179; = 0.621; NS	= 0.422; = 224; NS
Progressive motility of spermatozoa (%)	= 0.288; = 0.420; NS	= −0.705; = 0.023; **	= 0.255; = 0.477; NS
Morphology of spermatozoa (%)	= 0.405; = 0.246; NS	= −0.601; = 0.066; *	= 0.314; = 0.377; NS

CuZnSOD, CuZn superoxide dismutase; GSH-Px, glutathione peroxidase; GST, glutathione S-transferase.
Significance: NS, not significant; ^* < 0.1; ^** < 0.05.