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Enzymatic and electrolytic profiles of human semen
Author(s) -
Gershbein Leon L.,
Thielen David R.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
the prostate
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.295
H-Index - 123
eISSN - 1097-0045
pISSN - 0270-4137
DOI - 10.1002/pros.2990120309
Subject(s) - semen , enzyme , medicine , biology , chemistry , andrology , biochemistry
Chemical parameters comprising urea and creatinine nitrogen, cations (Na + , K + , and Ca 2+ ), chloride, phosphorus, protein, cholesterol and enzymes, aminotransferases, alkaline and prostatic acid phosphatases, γ‐glutamyltransferase, creatine kinase, and lactate dehydrogenase were ascertained for semen from groups A (vasectomized), B (oligo‐spermic), and C (normospermic) men, 19 to 55 years of age. Of the parameters, the vasectomized group underwent definite depressions in potassium ion, alkaline phosphatase, aspartate aminotransferase, γ‐glutamyltransferase, and lactate dehydrogenase as compared with the normospermic group; the last three enzymes and, possibly, the urea‐creatinine ratio were decreased for the oligospermic group vs. the normospermic men. In the comparison of groups A and B, only the decrements in alaninc aminotransferase and lactate dehydrogenase were statistically significant. In corroboration of past reports, CK‐BB comprised the main isoenzyme of semen creatine kinase.