Table 2. Plasma membrane integrity (PM), mitochondrial potential (MIT) and acrosomal integrity (AC) of post-thawed ovine spermatozoa at 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0mM concentrations of β-caryophyllene (BC).
Treatments PM % MIT % AC %
Control 39.8±3.2 45.4±2.0 58.3±2.8
BC 1.0mM 45.7±4.2 54.4±1.5* 67.3±4.1
BC 2.0mM 43.3±4.6 44.0±4.2 53.2±3.5
BC 3.0mM 33.3±4.7 43.2±2.9 56.6±4.5

Note: Results expressed as mean and standard error of mean, n = 10, (*) p<0.05.