title: Semen electrolytes in normal and infertile subjects. II. Zinc.
abstract: Zinc levels in seminal plasma of normal subjects are compared with those of oligospermic, asthenospermic and azoospermic. A linear direct relationship seems to exist between zinc in seminal plasma and motility of spermatozoans. The possible implications of this are discussed.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000378:metabolism; D012661:Semen / Q000032:analysis*; D013081:Sperm Motility; D015032:Zinc / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D015032:Zinc