Olume and TP, AP, and Ca2+; whereas volume exhibited a positive correlation with GLU. While sperm concentration was negatively correlated ANGPTL2/Angiopoietin-like 2, Human (Biotinylated, HEK293, His-Avi) withResults Semen CharacteristicsAlthough all bulls created spermic ejaculates (n = 21 bulls; 205 ejaculates), 55 (113/205) of ejaculates had been not integrated in theTable 1. LILRA2/CD85h/ILT1 Protein custom synthesis traits of Asian elephant ejaculates and comparison of semen traits amongst good and poor motility ejaculates.All Ejaculates (92 ejaculates; 11 bulls) Semen Trait Total volume (ml) Sperm concentration (6106 cells/ml) Mean 98.5 1008.two 6 SD 679.6 6800.eight 636.three 635.three 628.6 626.1 662.two 60.8 (Range) (three?46) (9?665) (0?5) (0?five) (0?five) (0?7) (112?37) (4.9?.three)Fantastic Motility (28 ejaculates; five bulls) Mean 135.1 473.0 81.three 75.2 80.3 51.9 265.four 7.07 six SD 689.a aPoor Motility (52 ejaculates; 10 bulls) (Variety) (20?46) (10?000) (65?five)aMean 88.8 1313.8 1.9 1.two 44.9 7.5 282.eight six.six SD 673.b b(Variety) (7.five?ten) (two?665) (0?0) (0?0)b b6511.two 69.a6764.7 63.six 63.b bTotal motility ( tMOT) 31.3 Progressive motility ( pMOT) Regular sperm ( ) Spermac constructive ( ) Osmolality (mOsm) pH 28.0 59.five 24.0 271.7 six.618.8 613.0 614.five 612.1 60.a(10?5) (47?5) (31?0) (242?91) (six.00?.29)a a630.eight 614.b(2?8) (0?9) (112?37) (4.89?.81)6103.five 60.Very good Motility ejaculates: 65 tMOT; Poor Motility ejaculates: #10 tMOT. a,b Inside a row, signifies with unique superscripts among very good versus poor motility ejaculates differ (P,0.05). Ejaculates with overt visual or olfactory indicators of urine contamination were not integrated. doi:ten.1371/journal.pone.0071033.tPLOS One particular | plosone.orgLactotransferrin in Elephant Seminal PlasmaTable two. Summary statistics for seminal plasma components1.All Ejaculates (9 Bulls; Except: six Bulls, four Bulls) N TP ALB LDH CPK AST ALT AP Ca2+ P32 Na+ K+ Cl2 Mg2+ `Good Motility (5 Bulls; Except: four Bulls, 3 Bulls) N 24 23 10 22 24 24 23 24 24 22 22 22 20 22 12 ten 24 six{ Mean 4.67 1.3 6.20 11.86 9.21 3.46 465.65 8.81 2.74 109.64 18.95 107.14 2.22 6.45 10.50 6.60 3.93 85.83 6 SD 64.50 61.1 615.11 613.12 612.47 62.a a {Poor Motility (9 Bulls; Except: `5 Bulls,4 Bulls) N 36 36 21 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 29 36 11` 25 36 10 Mean 8.23 1.6 33.48 3.97 12.33 5.92 462.08 17.45 7.44 70.47 24.18 80.50 6.66 1.42 13.73 5.48 5.94 103.20 6 SD 63.7 60.9 661.10 69.bMean 6.87 1.52 24.68 7.27 10.98 4.95 500.78 13.87 5.82 85.25 22.03 89.76 4.82 3.44 13.17 5.80 5.06 96.6 SD 64.3 61.0 652.2 611.9 612.2 64.2 6615.9 619.9 65.6 636.4 617.7 641.4 66.2 66.6 612.3 65.6 67.6 678.(Range) (0?0) (0?) (0?90) (0?5) (0?0) (0?8) (3?125) (1?8) (0?1) (10?50) (3?4) (14?50) (0?2) (0?7) (0?1) (0?2) (0?6) (13?88)(Range) (0?0) (0?) (0?9) (0?1) (0?9) (0?0) (3?125) (1?0) (0?9)a(Range) (10?5) (0?.0) (0?90) (0?5) (0?0) (0?8) (3?688) (2?8) (0?8)b61 60 31 59 61 61 60 61 61 59 59 59 50 59 24` 35 61 16612.23 64.b6701.39 617.36 63.a6435.24 621.20 65.b628.11 618.84 627.36 62.97 69.a a(21?29) (3?4)633.43 617.06 645.19 67.20 62.b b(10?50) (9?8)a(38?35) (0?3) (0?7) (0?1) (3?0) (0?6) (13?88)b(14?50) (1?2) (0?0) (3?8) (0?2) (0?8) (24?87)GLU CHO HCO32 CRT UUN610.48 63.24 610.03 6113.612.31 66.29 65.44 655.1 Seminal Plasma Components: Total Protein (TP), mg/ml; Albumin (ALB), mg/ml; Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), U/L; Creatine phosphokinase (CPK), U/L; Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), U/L; Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), U/L; Alkaline phosphatase (AP), U/L; Calcium (Ca2+), mg/dl; Phosphorus (P32), mg/dl; Sodium (Na+), mmol/L; Potassium (K+), mmol/L; Chloride (Cl2), mmol/L; Magnesium (Mg2+), mg/dl; Glucose (GLU), mg/dl;.