Relationship between zinc concentrations in seminal plasma and various sperm parameters

被引：78

作者：

Fuse H. ^{[1
]}

Kazama T. ^{[1
]}

Ohta S. ^{[1
]}

Fujiuchi Y. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Med. and Pharmaceutical Univ., Toyama

来源：

International Urology and Nephrology | 1999年 / 31卷 / 3期

关键词：

Testosterone; Zinc Concentration; Sperm Motility; Seminal Plasma; Sperm Concentration;

D O I：

10.1023/A:1007190506587

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摘要：

The zinc concentration in seminal plasma from 98 infertile male patients and 8 fertile males was measured. The zinc concentration of the seminal plasma in azoospermic and oligoasthenozoospermic patients was significantly lower than that in the other groups (each, p<0.05). The seminal plasma zinc concentration in asthenozoospermic males was significantly higher than that in any other group (p<0.05). There was a positive correlation of zinc concentration with sperm concentration (r = 0.33, p<0.05) and with sperm motility (r = 0.22, p<0.05), while there was no correlation with sperm morphology. A correlation between zinc concentration and plasma testosterone concentration was observed (r=0.24, p<0.05). It is concluded that excessively high zinc concentration is apparently related to defective motility in asthenozoospermic patients, even though adequate seminal plasma content of the element is required for normal sperm function.

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页码：401 / 408

页数：7

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