title: Correlation between gamma seminoprotein in seminal plasma and ejaculate parameters.
abstract: Gamma seminoprotein (G-SM) levels in seminal plasma were determinated in 62 ejaculates using an enzymimmunoassay. There was no statistical significant difference in G-SM between men with normozoospermia (n = 14), asthenozoospermia (n = 17), OAT-syndrome (n = 18) and azoospermia (n = 13). Also there was no correlation of G-SM levels in those samples with normal (n = 14) or pathological (n = 35) motility and normal (n = 17) or pathological (n = 32) swelling test. Ejaculates with high viscosity (n = 12) showed similar G-SM levels than those with normal (n = 50) viscosity. According to these results seminal G-SM levels does not appear to provide an useful marker for evaluation of male fertility.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Vienna, Medical School, Wien, Austria.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Maier
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Simak
mesh_terms: D004542:Ejaculation; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D029584:Prostatic Secretory Proteins; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D012661:Semen / Q000378:metabolism*; D029589:Seminal Plasma Proteins; D014783:Viscosity
chemical_list: D029584:Prostatic Secretory Proteins; D011506:Proteins; D029589:Seminal Plasma Proteins; C043076:beta-microseminoprotein