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Table 6 Pathological changes in spermatozoa

From: Contagious epididymitis due to Brucella ovis: relationship between sexual function, serology and bacterial shedding in semen

Pathological changes of spermatozoa

Mean ± SD*

Median*

Maximum*

Detached head

10.8 ± 14.6

4.1

80.7

Elongated head

0.1 ± 0.4

0

4.0

Proximal droplet

0.4 ± 1.6

0

19.5

Distal droplet

0.1 ± 0.6

0

6.1

Isolated tail

5.2 ± 7.3

1.6

38.5

Bent tail

7.6 ± 7.2

5.6

51.5

Coiled tail

3.8 ± 4.8

2.0

28.5

Broken tail

1.2 ± 1.5

0.5

8.0

  1. *%