Alpha-glucosidase activity and sperm motility.
We correlated the activity of alpha-glucosidase in seminal plasma with the motility and differential motility of sperm. Significant positive correlations were found between the alpha-glucosidase activity and both motility and the percentage sperm with good forward progression. This supports the use of alpha-glucosidase in semen as a marker of epididymal function and specifically of the development of motility.
Viljoen
M H
MH
Department of Urology, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Bornman
M S
MS
van der Merwe
M P
MP
du Plessis
D J
DJ
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000201:enzymology; D012016:Reference Values; D012661:Semen / Q000201:enzymology*; D013081:Sperm Motility / Q000502:physiology*; D014659:Vasectomy; D000520:alpha-Glucosidases / Q000378:metabolism*
D000520:alpha-Glucosidases