Impact of Seminal Chemical Elements on the Oxidative Balance in Bovine Seminal Plasma and Spermatozoa

Table 3

Correlations between motility parameters, prooxidant/antioxidant markers, and chemical elements in bovine seminal plasma evaluated by the Pearson product-moment correlation (𝑛=30).

MOT

PROG

SOD

CAT

GSH

ALB

MDA

Na

K

Cu

Fe

Mg

Zn

MOT

1

PROG

0.972***

1

SOD

0.583**

0.601***

1

CAT

0.396*

0.400*

0.722***

1

GSH

0.440*

0.452**

0.530**

0.410*

1

ALB

0.407*

0.422*

0.435*

0.415*

0.210

1

MDA

−0.528**

−0.545**

−0.612**

−0.623**

−0.530**

−0.351*

1

Na

0.312*

0.328*

0.315

0.304

0.318

0.392*

−0.365*

1

K

−0.387*

−0.398*

−0.400*

−0.209

−0.445*

−0.365*

0.346*

−0.297

1

Cu

0.423*

0.441**

0.499**

0.451*

0.439*

0.392*

−0.362*

0.388*

−0.305

1

Fe

0.429**

0.464**

0.470**

0.569**

0.359*

0.445**

−0.360*

0.390*

−0.331*

0.495**

1

Mg

0.498**

0.510**

0.475**

0.423*

0.414**

0.381*

−0.360*

0.425*

−0.215

0.413*

0.422*

1

Zn

0.559**

0.578**

0.532**

0.399*

0.452*

0.439*

−0.482**

0.307

−0.305

0.331*

0.335*

0.408*

1

The interpretation of the results was based on the value of the correlation coefficient: ±0.111–±0.333: low correlation; ±0.334–±0.666: moderate correlation; ±0.667–±0.999: high correlation. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001. MOT: spermatozoa motility [%]; PROG: spermatozoa progressive motility [%]; SOD: superoxide dismutase [U/mg protein]; CAT: catalase [U/mg protein]; GSH: glutathione [mg/mg protein]; ALB: albumin [mg/mg protein]; MDA: malondialdehyde [µM]; Na: sodium [mg/dL]; K: potassium [mg/dL]; Fe: iron [mg/dL]; Cu: copper [mg/dL]; Mg: magnesium [mg/dL]; Zn: zinc [mg/dL].